Sunday, July 27, 2014

No means no!

There has been much debate recently about sexual violence and exploitation and how we define it as a society. For some it is black and white, but for many there seems to be some gray area. Well here is the story of my experience with sexual coercion. Me and my girlfriend (there is a lot of debate on how to define this term as well) were watching the Animatrix on tv. If you're not familiar look it up. It is unquestionably better and more original than the live action films its based on. Anyway we were at a really cool part that involved a mechanical horseman of the apocalypse, and this is when my girlfriend decided to try and initiate sex. I tried to signal through body language I wasn't in the mood, but she just kept pushing and pushing. Eventually she vocalized her frustration making me feel like I had just done something wrong so at that point I gave in and I missed my favorite part of the movie. It has taken me a long time to come to terms with what happened last Wednesday, but I can't deny it any longer I am a victim of sexual violence.

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