No Means

Has someone ever been bugging you non-stop asking you for something and when you say no they just beg even more? Why do people do that, do they think your no will eventually turn into a yes? It is the most frustrating thing ever. Why can’t they understand that when you say no, it means NO! Begging will not change your answer. As a matter of fact, begging will only make you deny whatever it is they are asking for even more. So why is it that when someone asks for sex and the other person says no, its like they didn’t hear them?

Sex is not a right, it is a privilege. It needs to be consensual in order for it to be okay. If no consent is given, even if they are your wife or girlfriend, it is rape. I have found that many people seem to find rape unimportant. When I told people I was going to write about rape their responses were either, “Why?” or “That’s inappropriate.” No, what’s inappropriate is a persons negative attitude and comments about rape. Nowadays, teenage boys and young men make rape jokes daily without being aware that what they are “joking” about is sexual assault and it is serious. They are completely oblivious to the words coming out of their mouth. This needs to change. Some people justify their remarks by saying, “Well it’s not my fault they were raped, they’re asking for it by dressing like sluts.” Well I say that is straight up B.S. A woman should not have to change the way she dresses just because some idiot thinks a short skirt or a woman acting flirty is an invitation for sex.

Society treats rape victims like it was their fault for what happened to them because they were dressed or acted “provocatively.” Women shouldn’t have to agonize about the possibility of being harassed or assaulted due to what they’re wearing just because some ignorant moron can’t handle seeing a woman in something complimenting to their body without wanting to have sex. Another problem with rape culture,

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