Whenever news breaks about a celebrity’s nudes being leaked without their consent, it’s a good time to ask ourselves what and where our boundaries are with rape culture and misogyny. [1]
People seem to believe that it’s okay to share, retweet, and search leaked videos and photos of male celebrities - because they’re “just men.” And that’s wrong. [2]
Other people’s bodies don’t exist to be consumed by us and if we find it acceptable to share and re-share the naked photos of anyone without their consent - that means we are perpetuating rape culture and that means that we are in the wrong. [3]
People of any and all genders are worthy of consent. Cis women don’t get to determine when consent should be honored and when it shouldn’t. Here are some questions we can ask ourselves when identifying our boundaries around rape culture and misogyny... [4]
1. Do you believe that anyone is deserving of sexual exploitation? Why or why not?
2. How do you define consent? Who is deserving of consent? How is your view been shaped by patriarchy and rape culture? [5]
3. Can you empathize with a person whose videos and images have been shared without their explicit consent? Can we imagine how it might make someone feel to have their intimate photos and videos shared publicly for critique without their consent? [6]
4. How have I internalized misogyny? Who taught me to believe that a person is less deserving or more deserving of consent depending on my level of attraction to them?
5. When it comes to this subject, what #BoundaryWork lies ahead of me? [7]
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