What Happens Next: A Gallimaufry

melancholic romantic comic cynic. bi & genderqueer. fantasy writer. sysrae on ao3.

There’s a poisonous double standard in our society which says that it’s reverse-sexist and wrong for women to feel threatened by creepy-awkward male behaviour because our fear implies that we hold the negative, stereotypical view that All Men Are Predators, but that if we’re raped or sexually assaulted by any man with whom we’ve had prior social interaction – and particularly if he’s expressed some sexual or romantic interest in us during that time – it’s reasonable for observers to ask what precautions we took to prevent the assault from happening, or to suggest that we maybe led the guy on by not stating our feelings plainly. The result is a situation where women are punished if we reject, avoid or identify creepy men, and then told it’s our fault if we’re assaulted by someone we plainly ought to have rejected, avoided, identified.

The Creepiness Question « shattersnipe: malcontent & rainbows (via sacet)

I’d read a good article a while ago about how “creepshaming” was such a threat to men because labeling a guy as “creepy” is a way to warn others about a man’s behavior without making an overt accusation that could backfire or be dismissed.

So yeah, this quote right here says it all.

(via payslipgig)

(Source: fozmeadows.wordpress.com, via sexgenderbody)

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