I had spent so much time secretly scared of rape that in that moment I was hardly even afraid anymore. Or rather I had moved on to my next fear–what happens when it’s over? Would I be left there, alone? Injured? Or worse?
Today I wore a pair of faded old jeans and a plain grey baggy shirt. I hadn't even taken a shower, and I did not put on an ounce of makeup. I grabbed a worn out black oversized jacket to cover myself with even though...
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Sierra D. Waters
Making someone feel obligated, pressured or forced into doing something of a sexual nature that they don't want to is sexual coercion. This includes persistent attempts at sexual contact when the person has already refused you. Nobody owes you sex, ever; and no means no,...
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Miya Yamanouchi
Many comedians are very proud of themselves for saying the things others are supposedly afraid to say. They are at the forefront of this culture of entitlement where we get to do anything, think anything, and say anything.
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Roxane Gay
Women, for their part, are always complaining that we raise them only to be vain and coquettish, that we keep them amused with trifles so that we may more easily remain their masters; they blame us for the faults we attribute to them. What stupidity!...
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JeanJacques Rousseau
The decent man and the lover holds back even when he could obtain what he wishes. To win this silent consent is to make use of all the violence permitted in love. To read it in the eyes, to see it in the ways in...
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JeanJacques Rousseau
More Quotes By Amber Dawn
Morning came in through the blinds cutting everything into ribbons.
I swung my hips around like I unscrewed at the waist.
I’m jealous — not of their money to spend, but jealous that, for them, going home is a simple matter of turning down the correct lane.
I had spent so much time secretly scared of rape that in that moment I was hardly even afraid anymore. Or rather I had moved on to my next fear–what happens when it’s over? Would I be left there, alone? Injured? Or worse?
