Ha ok. If I am walking down the street alone, I will probably not be shot because I am seen as a threat. I will probably be attacked because I am perceived as a potential item to be possessed. Because men will want to take what they believe is most precious to me: my vagina, my body, and my free will. This isn’t just black men I am talking about. It’s all men. And THAT is what male privilege is.

I was afraid to be walking around campus at night in college because a lot of tapes and assaults happen on college campuses. You would think well yeah silly the night is dangerous. Oh wait there were news stories while I was in college about girls getting raped in the middle of the day. Whoops. Well shit that secure feeling is shot to hell.

Men will never fully understand what it is like to be a woman. At night I’m afraid of groups of men walking near me. I’m afraid of single men walking near me. The thing is that this fear is so persistent that it is something that goes into the back of my mind while I walk so I can try and pretend that I am a completely privileged person (ahem male) who doesn’t have to worry about such things.

Sorry guys, I’ve been having a lot of feelings for at least a year or two (or three or forever) about the issue of rape.

Why are females helping with the shaming these days? In the cases of the high school rapes, the victims have explained that everyone made sure to shame and pick on them. The girls will usually slut shame. Why? I would hope that if I or a friend were raped, that someone would stand up and say something. I can’t stand the fact that at these parties, allllll of those kids just laughed and let the guys do whatever they wanted with the girl.

Please examine your behavior and the behavior of those around you. Stand up for each other. Stop being a part of the mob and the continuation of rape culture.