TW: sexual assault and pedophilia

If non-men tell you about their lived experience, believe them. Sure, you can admit ignorance and ask questions in good faith in order to gain clarification (but be aware that nobody owes you that emotional labour). What you should not do is undermine, minimise, ignore or attempt to discredit them, simply because you're older and/or have different life experiences that prevent you from grokking what it's like to be someone with a different gender identity in a heteronormative world biased towards men.

You might understand on an intellectual level (maybe even empathise), but that's where the buck stops. Your age, gender and education do not make you an authority on a twenty-something/teen's history of being sexually assaulted by older men, when that person is/was a minor. Check your privilege and piss off with that Patriarchal bullshit.

Why is that so difficult to grasp?

Oh, by the way, if you're going to respond with "#NotAllMen", then fuck you, buddy, you defensive oxygen thief gasbag! #YesAllWomen

Also, if you're one of those people who believes it's OK to date/be sexual with women significantly younger than you (half your age subtract seven, I think it is) because it's legal (without considering the ethical implications and power differential), then you can also fuck off, you creep. Yeah, I wrote what I wrote. Deal with it, Grandpa.

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