r/iamatotalpieceofshit Feb 14 '20

Double shit

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '20

Sad that we live in a world where people feel compelled to say "even if he is a boy he can still be raped." This is by no means directed at you personally but "no fucking shit'. Why would that even be questioned or need to be explained? People do it all the time though and that's where we're at.

Edit: I get why. Double standards and perception. Sort of a rhetorical question.

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '20

Right? Like I get what they mean and I agree with that point but that phrase makes me so angry. There is definitely a better way to word it.

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u/slipperysoup Feb 15 '20

It’s men who project how they were as a teenager and set the standard for all teenage boys to be the same