Dear Men:
NO.
You hear that?
NO.
No to what, you ask? It doesn't matter right now. What matters is that you need to be able to hear the word "NO" and say "Okay" and accept it.
NO.
You hear that?
NO.
No to what, you ask? It doesn't matter right now. What matters is that you need to be able to hear the word "NO" and say "Okay" and accept it.
LOUDER FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T SEEM TO HEAR THIS:
NO!!
Grow up and accept that you can't get a "YES" every damned time you want one!!
Women have the right to say "No" and still feel safe.
Learn it, teach it to your sons, to your fathers, to your uncles, cousins, brothers....
NO!!
Grow up and accept that you can't get a "YES" every damned time you want one!!
Women have the right to say "No" and still feel safe.
Learn it, teach it to your sons, to your fathers, to your uncles, cousins, brothers....
Being male (especially white male) does NOT entitle you to hear the word "yes" every time you want something.
And just because you're bigger and stronger, you think it's okay to intimidate women when they say no? Do you?
Oh sure, you say "that's not okay" but some of you do it.
And just because you're bigger and stronger, you think it's okay to intimidate women when they say no? Do you?
Oh sure, you say "that's not okay" but some of you do it.
Next time a woman says "No" to you, hold back your immediate reaction, and realize that SHE HAS THE RIGHT TO SAY NO TO YOU.
Being born with that particular set of genitalia, or with a stronger body, does not give you ownership of all you see.
Deal with it.
Being born with that particular set of genitalia, or with a stronger body, does not give you ownership of all you see.
Deal with it.
And men, if you're pissed about women lying to you when you ask them out (giving you a wrong number, saying they're married, etc.) then stop acting like you have a RIGHT to our bodies. You do NOT.
You want the truth? Then LEARN TO DEAL WITH IT LIKE ADULTS, NOT TODDLERS.
You want the truth? Then LEARN TO DEAL WITH IT LIKE ADULTS, NOT TODDLERS.
When you can handle a "No" from a woman without any other reaction than "Okay. I understand, I'll go now" then WE WILL STOP LYING TO YOU. But not until ALL of you are safe.
Because we don't know which of you will say okay, and which will SNAP.
Our lives are at stake.
Because we don't know which of you will say okay, and which will SNAP.
Our lives are at stake.
Until you can ALL take No for an answer, we're going to lie to you, because our lives matter. And as a very honest person in every other regard, you damn bet I'll lie my ass off if I don't want to date you because I WANT TO LIVE.
So hear this, get used to it, practice accepting it, and teach every man you can teach to do the same.
I have the right to say "NO!!"
NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO!!!
I have the right to say "NO!!"
NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO!!!
