Not a change but an ending.

Grace Crnojevich

When I get dressed in the morning,

I have to choose wisely. I cannot wear

what I feel best in because what I might

wear could lead to future consequences.

I might be asking for it.

But what does asking for it look like exactly?

Trick question. It doesn't matter because

as long as rape culture exists, women will

always be at fault for having their bodies

taken from them.

“But boys will be boys!” laughs the football

coach, lawyer, and father of the boy who

thought it would be hilarious to take

the innocence of the girl that apparently

was already easy.

Rape culture won't end until instead

of teaching girls not to dress a certain way,

we teach boys that no means no! It won't

end until I don't have to hold my key between

my fingers, preparing myself for a possible assault.

I want to change the way people view rape.

I don't want them to just say, “oh how sad.” No.

I want to change the way we educate our daughters

and sisters, encouraging them that it is never

their fault.

I want to change society's view on women.

Stop sexualizing our anatomy. Start teaching

boys not to rape, instead of teaching

girls how not to get raped. I don't want to just

change rape culture. I want to abolish it.