letsplaysocialjustice:

I’m assuming that the cheerleader was over the age of consent, in which case, no - that’s not okay. I think the idea that it’s ‘less serious’ when a woman molests underage boys is incredibly harmful and actually comes from rape culture. Society perpetuates this idea that men can’t be raped because men are slavering beasts who lose their minds at the mere mention of sex or the sight of skin or something. This excuses the way that men treat women, because it enforces the idea that men aren’t capable of understanding the word ‘no’. Similarly, it suggests that men or boys aren’t capable of SAYING no or aren’t capable of NOT wanting sex (from a woman).

This is also a society that creates a narrative where the aggressor, in pretty much any sexual situation, is considered ‘powerful’ or ‘masculine’ or ‘manly’ - on the flip side, the person who is the target of the aggressor is considered to be ‘submissive’ and ‘feminine’. This means that in situations where men and/or boys are the target, there is an added societal stigma of societal feminisation for the boy who has been molested. It’s a mess.