Im used to seeing women being degraded, slut shamed, harassed for what they look like. Even the most powerful women in the world are measured by their appearance and constantly ridiculed for it. Im used to hearing the top played songs on the radio tell me I know you want it -- just let me liberate you, You dont know youre beautiful, thats what makes you beautiful, Put molly all in her champagne/ She aint even know it / I took her home and I enjoyed that/ She aint even know it. Im used to seeing blockbuster movies get a rating of NC-17 because a woman is shown receiving pleasure -- while movies that feature men receiving pleasure get ratings as low as PG. Im used to seeing cover after cover featuring stories about a popular celebrity being fat-shamed during pregnancy. Im used to seeing reviews of an award show performance that critiques a female singer for being slutty, but then fails to even mention the older male behind her. Im used to reading articles about whole towns harassing a rape victim until shes forced to leave. I dont want to be used to this. I dont want to have to see the same thing constantly. I dont want to be desensitized to whats happening around me all.the.time. -Petra Collins Maybe you think Im feministic for sharing this quote, but I desperately want for our culture to not be so used to this kind of stuff.
Posted on: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 20:43:37 +0000