And the Article reads “judge called for women to “stop teasing” “(w)eather women like it or not they are sex objects.\"
How foolish I have been to believe that just because I inhabit my body makes it mine.
However, my body is no object.
Used when needed then set aside to collect dust no
My body is my home ornate with memories of smiles, tears, and laughs
The Article reads “In a 1979 sexual assault case, the Montana Supreme Court noted the ‘defendant testified that the sexual contact was encouraged by the dress and behavior of the prosecutrix’ a fifteen-year-old girl who had come to the defendant’s home to babysit his children.”
Clothing once a barrier to protect us from the elements then turned to fashion
now nothing more than a wrapper waiting to be ripped off by hunger
And the Article reads “‘Someone who buys their underwear at Victoria’s Secret cannot be a victim of sexual battery…the Victim wore sexually suggestive clothing’”
If only I understood sooner
every woman in the world is an advertisement
And the Article reads “‘She asked for it. The way she was dressed with that skirt you could see everything she had. She was advertising for sex…she was dressed for a good time’
spoken by juniors who reached a unanimous verdict acquitting a man of charges of kidnapping and sexual assault in Florida.”
clothing is how men figure out whats for sale
A cocktail dress sells sex
crop top sex
Skirt sex
T-shirt sex
Leggings sex
Jeans sex
Sweater sex
Sweat pants sex
Hoodie sex
Silly me I didn’t know I had to sell anything at all
the Article Reads “The judge called for a ‘restoration of modesty in dress’ … Courts have held that a woman’s clothing may signify her implied consent to be sexually assulted or her implied welcome of sexual harassment.”
What is there to restore
The patriarchy it never left
What is there to restore?
I call for a demolition
Domolish femininity being seen as prey
Demolish a mans sense entitlement to a womens body
The article reads
Are we supposed to punish a person severely because they react normally?”
As if consent is abnormal
asking a man to keep it in his pants is - abnormal
a woman’s autonomy over her own body - abnormal
And if all of that is so,
Socitey is the creator of normalcy
This is no longer a poem this is a plea
To began a new era of reconstruction
Dismantle this era of false confusion
As to how we got to this point.
Realize the roles people have been playing
And yes punish them severely for it
Demand change
The article reads, “Clothing conveys messages to observers which are inaccurate reflections of the wearer’s actual intent, attitudes, and personality characteristics, clothing is not relevant to the issue of consent”