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To be told 'You can't.'When I was three, I remember sitting on Daddy's lap,
"I'll sail the world someday, explore islands, and find a treasure map!"

He told me I couldn't, that I was a girl,
As precious and delicate as a pearl.

When I was seven, I talked to my Mother,
"Someday I'll be better at football than Brother!"

She told me I couldn't, that such sports were too rough,
Too manly and burly for a girl not as tough.

When I was thirteen, I said to my friend,
"I'll man a spaceship and go to the universe's end!"

She told me we'd never be as cool as Captain Kirk,
And after all, aren't the guys supposed to do such boring work?

When I was eighteen, I said t

The Dress Makes the WomanWhen I was a little girl, I delighted in wearing dresses whenever I could. To me, there was no better feeling than wearing a pretty, flowery, frilly dress and being told how pretty I was.

As I got older, I developed a more tomboyish personality and distanced myself as far away from dresses and skirts as I could. I was embarrassed at ever having worn them in the past. Dresses and skirts were "girly" and I wanted absolutely nothing to do with them. One Easter Sunday, I was outraged when my dad recommended I wear a dress to church for the occasion. He thought it was more appropriate. Another time, my grandma asked me why I didn't wear "girl's c

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Why is this so hard to understand FFS? I've had long debate with asshats who claimed that victims are to blame for rape. Makes me sick, literally.

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~ClippedWingSwallow May 12, 2013

Finally, someone with an ounce of sense.

~El-Drago-800 Nov 9, 2012

People who blame the victim just show that they have the same type of mindset as the rapists themselves, in that they have 0% empathy for that victim, because they've never been raped they don't care about others that have.

~0L50NJ4 Sep 11, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

AMEN!
*Stands up and CLAPS!*

~magic6jewls Jul 2, 2012 Student Writer

When people blame the victim for rape, it's like they're saying "Men should really be tied up and put in a locked room. Just in case..."

~WitchVine Jun 24, 2012

Simple, really. A blackout-drunk woman in nothing but stilettos falling into the lap of a strange guy who loves sex isn't going to be raped if the guy's not a rapist.

~namezong Jun 20, 2012

Well, you need morals oriented society for such a level of safety. and you cant have that standing on grounds of moral relativism, as our society does today.

~Emeowrald Jun 15, 2012

THIS!

=DarkDijinArtie89 Jun 15, 2012 Student Digital Artist

I'm still trying to wrap my noodle around this still... Why do we assume that all men are total dumbasses who only care about sex and that women are fully responsible for all things?

~Greatkingrat88 Jun 11, 2012

Absolutely so.

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