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"This is drier than a nun's nasty"
Fan footage of Rik spotting a camera pointed in his direction.
He Is So Adorable
Feel free to sexually harass me if youâre male. You know what they say âBoys will be boys.â. Although Iâm not sure any of you will want to do that since Iâm not very modest, therefore not attractive. - - - - - - - - The new principal at my school used two phrases while addressing new dress code rules to a class. "Modest is hottest." and "Boys will be boys." He should have said something more along the lines of: âThe school dress code was established to provide our students with a safe and orderly learning environment that is free from distractions.â Letâs start with the phrase âModest is hottest.â Shall we? Modest-Having or showing a moderate estimation of oneâs own talents, abilities, and value. If modest is hottest, then itâs not modest. You are literally sending the message to young girls, who are already struggling with self confidence, that hiding their body makes them more attractive. You are establishing a sense of shame in these young, developing minds and bodies. A human has the right to wear whatever they feel comfortable in. Showing less skin doesnât make you any more attractive. Showing more skin does not make you any less attractive. When someone calls you attractive that just means that they are attracted to you. At what point in your career did you find it appropriate to define my âhotnessâ? Why are you at all concerned with how âhotâ I am? You are teaching us, through modesty, to be objects of sexual arousal. Iâm sorry, but I donât dress myself to look âhotâ for anyone. I dress myself as a way of expressing myself and my body. âIf covering up my body is supposed to make people sexually/physically attracted to me, then how would those people feel if I decide to have sexual relations with them, without clothes on?â âHow am I supposed to love and feel proud of my naked body and develop a sense of sexuality when exposing my body is deemed shameful and unattractive?â Since when should being âhotâ be my concern. I donât want to be with someone who just thinks Iâm hot. I want to be with someone who loves and respects all the parts of my mind, personality, and body. THATâS what you should be teaching, not âHow to be hot.â. My body is not a sinful temptation that needs to be hidden. My body is not your personal, sexual object. My body does not overshadow my character. My body is not any more sexual than a manâs body. My body is not here to look âhotâ for you. Next up is âBoys will be boys.â Being a boy refers to your gender. Thatâs all. It does not make you constantly sexually aroused, animalistic, or sexually uncontrollable, but for some reason society has come to the conclusion that you are this stereotype. This is extremely sad. This gender stereotype is unfair to all men. By telling them who they are as a man you are absolutely taking away their moral agency. âBut heâs a teenager. Heâs raging with hormones.â You donât think Iâm raging with hormones as well? Believe me I am. Men are not stupid. They are not unable to see when someone is not consenting to sex. Itâs not âin their natureâ to rape because they are a man, itâs not âin their natureâ because ITâS WRONG TO RAPE SOMEONE. Raping someone is a cognitive choice. (how modestly the victim dresses does not affect them being raped). When the few people that do sexually harass people happen to be male and you use the excuse âBoys will be boys.â you are not only excusing their behavior, you are condoning it. Itâs this âBoys will be boys.â mentality, culture, and attitude that condone sexual assault. Whenever the excuse âBoys will be boys.â is used, itâs just an exercise of male privilege. Itâs this attitude that condones sexual assault. You are giving them a free license that makes it okay for them to be sexually violent, that says âWell Iâm a boy, itâs just who I am.â Sex needs to stop being about âno no no bad dirty gross shamefulâ and start being about âYes. Letâs have consenting sex because I want to.â Consent. THATâS what you should be teaching, not âWell you know how they are⊠Boys will be boys!â Boys are not sexually uncontrollable. Boys do not have a genetic, animalistic, violent nature. Boys are not born with a natural desire for destruction or control. Despite what society and culture keeps trying to cram down everyoneâs throat, having a penis doesnât make it okay to sexually harass someone. The false idea that men canât control themselves is so unfair and completely ridiculous.
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The next day He called me down to his office to discuss my concerns. (Students and teachers told him about it, which I expected)
I spent a good hour and a half arguing with the principle about his comments when he called me down to his office, today. I offered to send him what I posted if he was interested in reading it. He said âNo, that wonât be necessary.â I explained to him that I wanted him to read what I wrote and I would appreciate it if he did. He said âNo, I donât really care to read it. Thatâs okay.â I asked him what he meant by the phrase âboys will be boysâ and he explained that if a girl is inappropriately dressed that it can lead to inappropriate, sexual touching and staring (sexual harassment). If a boy chooses to sexually harass someone, itâs his choice no matter what his gender is. He explained to me that boys are more âwound upâ than girls are. I didnât quite understand what he meant by that so I asked him for a different adjective and after a minute of mumbling he chose the word âaggressiveâ but then followed that up with ââŠwell I donât think thatâs the correct word to useâŠâ. I agree, not the best word to use, eh? I asked him to explain why boys are different than girls in this regard and he said âWell to start, all boys are attracted to girlsâŠâ I interrupted with âNo. There are actually boys who are attracted to other boys.â He laughed and said âOh, yes of course!â⊠I guess that part must have slipped his mind. I asked him, in general, what the difference is between girls and boys. He said that boys âmisbehave moreâ and are âoutgoingâ. He said that girls are âreservedâ. Thatâs all. Thatâs the word he used, âreservedâ. Boys and girls are different because they have different organs and hormones. Being a girl doesnât automatically make me reserved. Just like being a boy doesnât make you automatically misbehave. I explained to him that by using the phrase âBoys will be boys.â, he is excusing and condoning bad behavior from boys, such as sexual harassment and rape. âBut thatâs not reality, thatâs your opinion.â he said. He explained that his daughters âbehaveâ and that his nephews were disrespectful⊠because they are boys. I said âThat has nothing to do with their gender. They act that way because of how they were raised, the environment they are living in, and the choices they make.â I told him that the phrases he used were sexist and stereotypical and unfair to all genders. I explained to him that many students and people of society were offended by what he said and the phrases he used. I told him that I thought he should apologize for what he said and explain to students and society that this kind of message is not okay or appropriate. He said he wouldnât apologize for that, but he would give me an apology, which was âIâm sorry you feel that way.â After he dodged almost every question I asked by sharing his plans to improve LHS, he decided that he had had enough of not being able to answer my questions or concerns and ended our discussion by saying âIâm going to end this discussion.â and I was sent back to class.
Yes. This needs to go viral.
Marion, I love you so much for this. You are the catalyst for change in this world. No matter how small the impact<3 I feel honored to know you.