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Excuse Me

Excuse me sir,

Please enlighten me

Why is it that when I don’t find your **** joke funny

It means I have a ‘bad sense of humor’

But you don’t have a bad sense of morality?

Excuse me sir,

Please educate me

Why is it that when a white man ***** an unconscious woman,

He only got three months in jail?

Because he was ‘a good athlete’

Excuse me sir,

Please ask me

Why I need my feminism

I need feminism,

because ‘boys will be boys’ is being used to justify ****

Because if I decide I want to wear short shorts,

Or heels,

Or even red lipstick-

I am ‘asking for it’

Because if I am tipsy or unconscious,

I am ‘asking’ for you to take over my body

‘Asking’ you to violate me in the worst way you could

Because **** is being justified.

Boys will not ‘be boys’

Boys will be held accountable for their actions-

Just like everyone else

So Excuse me sir,

Don’t tell me **** jokes,

Don’t tell me how Brock is a good athlete,

Don’t tell me that I was asking for it,

Don’t tell me that I should ‘consider myself lucky’,

Or that I should have enjoyed it

Don’t **** shame me,

Don’t tell me it’s not a big deal,

Don’t belittle ****

It can happen to boys,

It can happen to girls,

And everyone in between

It can happen to you,

Or to someone you love

Excuse me sir,

Please

Don’t justify ****

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Written by
bumbleberries
16 / M
Published
Dec 10, 2016
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