Are you listening, Jasper? Sometimes you'll be walking in the city late at night, and a woman walking in front of you will spin her head around and then cross the street simply because some members of your gender rape women and molest children!

Steve Toltz
About This Quote

This quote is a call for Jasper to listen. It also shows the widespread nature of the problem of sexual assault. If Jasper does not listen, then he will be responsible for the rape and molestation of innocent women and children. It is not just that one person who is listening, but all members of his gender.

Source: A Fraction Of The Whole

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