The Duct Tape Project
“Men and boys can be assaulted and raped by women. It’s not related to masculinity”
Either gender can be assaulted by either gender. People tend to think that it is not possible for males to be assaulted by females. This is not true. And it doesn’t make the victim any less of a man for it before the assault or afterwards.Too many people forget that males can also be raped. It’s not just females who get abused and/or raped. Males do as well. This needs to change. Just because a male gets raped, it doesn’t make him any less deserving of help than if it was a female who was raped by a male. It can go the other way round.
People’s general attitude towards men being sexually assaulted is “lol” and “well that doesn’t sound like a problem!” This attitude contributes towards men feeling emasculated and it needs to stop.
I’m glad that people didn’t just go “lol did you like it?” when it happened to me.
This is important.
nchl:
New Comic Day! I said I was too busy, which of course meant I made one 16 hours later.
I got several, “Oh I never saw THAt tattoo on your arm before.”
“Well,” I said, “I’m slowly building up to a sleeve when I have the money to do so.”“Oh god, Nichole! Don’t do that! Your arms are so pretty and what about what it’ll look like when you’re in a wedding dress?!”
“I think it’ll look great since I’ll like the art”
“Yes, sure, but I just think that looks so tacky!”Then don’t fucking get tattoos for your wedding dress!
Plus why is my goal of life to look good in a god damn wedding dress? Why isn’t it to be covered in art I love that reflects who I am?
I also got a few similar thing when I said I was think of dying my hair red again (or at least ginger) after about half a year of it being dark brown/black.
I got a “Oh! But I love your black hair! Its sucha pretty colour! I’ve always wanted that colour of hair!”May I note my mother dyes her hair ALL of the time and it’s always brown with blond highlights. If she really wanted dark hair so much, she would’ve dyed it black at least once.
/eternal frustration of other people telling you how they think you’d look better
Rebloggin’ my own comic ‘cause that commentary ^ deserves the highest of fives.
hahaha!!!!!!!!!!! nice :P
Think this shit’s funny?
Keep making rape jokes then.
It really gets me when people say things like “why didn’t you report them!?” or “it’s your fault, you let them walk free”. Statistically speaking, rapists will not be convicted, or tried or even brought in for questioning. The victim is lucky if their charges even get a second glance. Plus, the horrific things victims have to go through to prove that they’ve actually been victimized further damages their psyche and healing process, which should be their first priority above anything. It’s the sad reality we live in and rapists know this and it’s why they continue to be so prevalent. In addition, we live in a victim-blaming society where rape is considered a preventable situation in which a person can’t suppress their innate sexual urges instead of a violent, horrific crime. By saying things like “she was asking for it” or “they shouldn’t have been so drunk” suggests rape is something everyone is capable of if they’re tempted enough, which it most certainly is not.
These numbers need to change. This is embarrassing and disgusting, but we as a society, need to start rethinking how we even perceive rape before that can happen.
DEAR EVERYONE WHO TRIES TO TELL ME THAT I’M AN IDIOT FOR NOT REPORTING MY RAPES/WHO CALLS ME A LIAR/WHO SUCKS AS A PERSON
Like this states, even if reported….nothing happens.
And then you get treated as an idiot when all you want is to feel safe.