2018-03-19

"nonconsensual kissing is funny" when a woman does it to man.

So funny!

So cute!

https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/03/19/shame-on-you-katy-perry/

This all reeks of the double standard that harms both men and women. In this case, the lack of consent for an intimate moment is being trivialized because it was a male on the receiving end. It is also supposedly funny, just like so many popular culture references to men “wanting” to be raped by “hot” women. Neither is good for men, who often struggle to report abuse and assault for fear of stigma. Nor is it good for women to reinforce the notion that unwanted sexual behavior is OK if they do it, or if the person is famous enough.

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