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Thank you.
-For not proceeding anyway because you thought I was being coy.
-For not trying to change my mind.
-For not trying to coerce me further.
-For not trying to get me drunk instead.
-For not blatantly ignoring me.
-For not claiming I lead you on.
-For not accusing me of implying you were undesirable.
-For not taking it personally.
-For not suggesting I owed you.
-For not trying to guilt me.
-For not accusing me of playing games with you.
-For not blaming me for being too sexy.
-For not getting mad.
-For not demanding the exact date I would be comfortable moving forward.
-For not asking me 50 more times.
-For not tricking me into believing I was safe and then proceeding after my guard was down.
Thank you for completely changing my standards on what it means for someone to respect my no.
Not only do we need to teach boys and girls what no is, but we need to teach them what respecting it looks, sounds and feels like, and what NOT respecting it can look, sound and feel like.
We need to teach them that if someone does anything other than stop gently in their tracks and say okay, then they’re not worthy of you.
We need to teach kids that ANY type of physical interaction is a privilege, not a right, an argument or a game.
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