in my city
it's never
"keep in mind you're going out with your friends tonight...."
it's
"keep in mind to have your keys between your fingers and to be dressed as masculine as possible"
it's
"you don't want to end up like her"
instead of
"you should be more like her"
it's always
"be careful with the boys in the neighborhood"
it's always
"keep your head low and be aware of your surroundings"
"keep your chest flat and your shoes even flatter"
"don't keep your hair up like that, its begging for attention"
young people are being catcalled.
young.
people.
are.
being catcalled.
it's "don't put up a fight"
it's "change wrote you leave the place you're going"
its boys attacking girls
it's disgusting
it's not the victims fault
it's never the victims fault
it's always "keep in mind not to dress as you'd like so you don't get attacked"
it's "you're asking for it, with no straps and a short dress "
it's "she hadit coming"
it's never "it wasn't her fault. he may be mentally ill but it's no excuse"
I'm sick of this
I'm sick of this all
because in my city
girls get attacked constantly and it pisses me off that a girl can't walk the street freely without a constant fear
a constant fear of rape
a constant fear of kidnapping
a constant fear of harassment
a constant fear of her fucking human rights being stolen from her by a man who could be her next door neighbor
I'm sick of it all
so keep in mind
when you're walking the streets
you could be the one she's fefearing
"not all men"
"boys get raped too"
DON'T USE IT AS AN EXCUSE AGAINST A VICTIM
YOU INVALIDATE HER BY SAYING UT AND THEN WHEN A BOY COMES OUT WITH HIS EXPERIENCE YOU SAY "I WOULDN'T CALL IT RAPE, HE PROBABLY ENJOYED IT"
IT'S RAPE IF CONSENT IS NIT GIVEN.
this is supposed to be performed a slam poetry but I just
