No always means no.
I DON'T WANT TO BE VOYEURISTICALLY VIDEOTAPED. I DO NOT CONSENT TO BEING IN PORNOGRAPHIC IMAGES.
"But you did something to me-" NO.
"But you did something to my relationship-" NO.
"But you're a slut-" NO.
"But you're old-fashioned-" NO.
"But I like what I'm telling you to like and don't understand why you don't-" NO.
"But you said that thing to/about me the other day-" NO.
"But other people say you deserve it-" NO.
"Someday you'll like it-" NO.
"I promise it doesn't make me respect you less-" NO.
"It's happened to you so many times that it must be your fault-" NO.
"It's happened to you so many times that you should be used to it-" NO.
"But a lot of people don't like you-" NO.
"It wouldn't be happening if it were wrong-" NO.
"You're not always nice-" NO.
"I thought victims of sexual abuse were too traumatized to ever think about sex again. You haven't renounced sex and aren't curled into a ball all day; it must be that you're a hardened slut-" NO.
Stop excusing. Stop denying. Stop ignoring what I'm telling you.
I'm telling you NO.
Copyright L. Kochman, December 25, 2015 @ 5:43 p.m.
