Don’t tell me sexism isn’t real.
Don’t tell me sexism isn’t real when I still get groped when I go to a party, despite not showing interest.
Don’t tell me sexism isn’t real when people still ask rape victims what they were wearing at the moment they were assaulted.
Don’t tell me sexism isn’t real when men can not express their emotions without being called “feminine,” as if that’s a bad thing.
Don’t tell me sexism isn’t real when there are more than 130 million young girls who are denied education.
Don’t tell me sexism isn’t real when women who have many sexual partners are called “sluts” and “whores,” but men who have many sexual partners are just “playboys.”
Don’t tell me sexism isn’t real when men who are mentally ill are afraid to seek out for help in fear that they won’t be taken seriously.
Don’t tell me sexism isn’t real when I tell people that I want to be a surgeon and they tell me things like, “But you’re so pretty, don’t you want to pick something easier?” or, “Are you sure that’s not too hard for you?”
Don’t tell me sexism isn’t real when ~64% of illiterate adults are women.
Don’t tell me sexism isn’t real when I’m told to “cover up,” to not distract boys, but boys aren’t taught to control themselves.
Sexism affects us all, knowingly or not.
Don’t tell me it isn’t real.
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