Homophobia
Admittedly this is one of those facebook style chain mails going around... but... I'm sharing it anyway.
Homophobia - the fear that another man will treat you like you treat women
We were discussing homosexuality because of an allusion to it in the book we were reading, and several boys made comments such as, Thats disgusting. We got into the debate and eventually a boy admitted that he was terrified/disgusted when he was once sharing a taxi and the other male passenger made a pass at him.
The lightbulb went off. Oh, I said. I get it. See, you are afraid, because for the first time in your life you have found yourself a victim of unwanted sexual advances by someone who has the physical ability to use force against you. The boy nodded and shuddered visibly.
But, I continued. As a woman, you learn to live with that from the time you are fourteen, and it never stops. We live with that fear every day of our lives. Every man walking through the parking garage the same time you are is either just a harmless stranger or a potential rapist. Every time.
The girls in the room nodded, agreeing. The boys seemed genuinely shocked.
So think about that the next time you hit on a girl. Maybe, like you in the taxi, she doesnt actually want you to.
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LOL... so true!
Wow. What a wonderful life's lesson!!! What a fabulous way of putting the shoe on the other foot!
BRAVO!
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Homophobia - the fear that another man will treat you like you treat women
Buahahahaha. So to the point. hee hee hee.