#no is no

[ilov3b00kss0much]

“Calm down”

ok sure. I’ll calm down. But first, I want you to know something.

I’m a twelve year old. A fucking twelve year old. And in the city I am currently in, I am scared to wear shorts. Because I might be “asking for it”. It’s hot here. It humid. But I can’t wear shorts because I’m scared a full grown man will r@pe me. I am a twelve year old. Every time there is a man walking behind me when I walk alone, I am afraid. .

I am a twelve year old. I have stood in my bedroom with the door closed and worked on making my reflex a punch if someone touches my boobs or butt. Because I am legitimately afraid. .

I am a twelve year old. My mother has told me countless times to be suspicious because in this world, i can’t afford to be trusting.

I am twelve years old. I was having a sleep over with my friend and we were talking to a guy on Snapchat. He wanted to send us sick picks. He knew our ages. He was (allegedly) fourteen. I took my friends phone from her and told him to go fuck him self. And im the shy one. But she was so stunned, I chose to be bold.

I am a twelve year old! I have not even had my bat mitzvah. But in public when I am afraid, I hold on to my fathers hand because if it looks like I belong to a man, I am safe.

I am twelve years old!!! I have been taught since birth that this world is dangerous for people like me, with vaginas and breasts. I have encountered thousands of jokes I shouldn’t have. I know more than I want to know. IN FIFTH GRADE, THERE WAS SEXUAL HARRASMENT AT MY SCHOOL.

I AM TWELVE FUCKING YEARS OLD. I WILL NOT CENSOR MY CUSSES OR MY WORDS. I WILL NOT CENSOR MYSELF SO YOU WILL FEEL COMFORTABLE. I DONT CARE WHAT THE OLD WHITE CIS STRAIGHT MEN THINK. I WILL MAKE ART AND SONGS AND POSTS ABOUT THIS. I DONT CARE WHAT ANYONE THINKS ANYMORE BECUASE THIS IS WRONG. I WILL WEAR WHATEVER THE FUCK I WANT. I WILL PUT ON ANY MAKEUP I WANT. I WILL BE WHOEVER I WANT. I WILL NOT CENSOR MY VOICE FOR YOUR COMFORT!

So, tell me to calm down one more time. I fucking dare you.

#femenism #feminist #all girls #enough is enough #no is no #enough censorship #We are telling the truth #Not our fault #Not asking for it #We just want some respect. #To all the people with vaginas reading this #Reblog. #Reblog it a thousand times over till some powerful old white man sees this #And hope he gets really fucking pissed off

[glitchingonthetimeline]

I am so infinitely fucking tired of being a silent victim of shit only because I've been taught that. People teach their little girls to not speak up.

"It's not that deep" he makes jokes about mine and other women's genitals and he's only been in my class for four months. "You could ruin his school career" if he doesn't want his school career ruined because of a joke, no matter if he meant it or not, then he shouldn't have asked me my bra size. "It's just a joke, calm down!" he touches me when I told him not to. No matter arms or hands, even if he's touching me in a place that's not inherently malicious, I told him not to. Does he care? No.

And guess what? If I ignore him, he yells my name. If I don't, he does it harder. He bothers me no matter what. He doesn't care that no is no, and stop is stop.

But it's just a joke, right?

"Maybe he likes you!"

"Boys will be boys!"

"It's not worth it to make a racket about this!"

Well, we're kids. I don't care that "boys will be boys". This is serious.

Teach your boys what "no" means. Teach your boys to stop. Because every day I'm scared he'll go further. And because I'm afraid as a kid, and as a girl. Because I'm afraid that one day snarky comments won't be enough. Because I know no one will blame him.

Sincerely,

a scared teen.

#vent #rape culture #no is no #feminism #italy #teenager

[dortheastaun]

#poem #not my words #nayyirah waheed #no is a complete sentence #no is no

[bejeweled-mastermind]

i hit a man today i feel very powerful

#remember guys #no is no

[these-cold-hands]

please, if i say no, don't pretend to hear something else other than a firm rejection.

i said no. your begging won't make me change my mind. insisting is absolutely unattractive and disrespectful, especially if you're taking advantage of someone who is very kind-hearted.

keep that in mind pls.

#no is no #relationship #mental health #respect #life quotes #love quotes #love #thoughts #feelings #poets on tumblr #quotes #red flags #idk

[yuhooland]

“I am not now to learn,” replied Mr. Collins, with a formal wave of the hand, “that it is usual with young ladies to reject the addresses of the man whom they secretly mean to accept, when he first applies for their favour; and that sometimes the refusal is repeated a second, or even a third time. I am therefore by no means discouraged by what you have just said, and shall hope to lead you to the altar ere long.”

Pride and Prejudice. Jane Austen

#patriarchy #sexism #misogyny #no es no #no is no #pride and prejudice #jane austen #currently reading

[confessionsofarockingfreak]

My sister is pretty.

Like she is so pretty.

And I know that.

It took her a while to recognize that.

But everyone else knew it. Men knew.

And I think that the fact that she can’t relax around men while walking on the street just because she’s pretty is complete and absolute bullshit.

The fact that saying she’s not interested isn’t enough.

The fact that saying she has a boyfriend isn’t enough.

The fact that having to lie about her sexuality so they leave her alone and even then that isn’t enough.

Saying no isn’t enough.

She shouldn’t have to deal with creepy old men.

Or men her age being equally as creepy.

No one should have to deal with it.

Everyone is pretty.

#no is no #not all men #all men do is disappoint #my words #protest #women #creepy men

[but-first-coffee]

Why do you need to rape a girl who is coming back home after a good time with their friends? And the worst of all is that he did believe that she was dead because she was bleeding and she was unconscious because of all the shit you did to her. You are not a human being. No words in English can express what you are.

#im mad about this #im mad as hell #im mad as fuck #NO IS NO #where is the people where a girl of 16 yo is raped by a monster. WHERE.

[labelleizzy]

Poem By Nayyirah Waheed

#poem #not my words #nayyirah waheed #no is a complete sentence #no is no