It is heartbreaking! But it doesn't reflect on you at all. All of those feelings are a product of rape culture.
Our culture is always telling us that our sexual attractiveness is super important at all times and that being sexually objectified is always desirable. You may know better intellectually, as many of us do, but emotionally...that split between what you know and what our culture is saying very loudly and constantly can be a difficult burden to bear. It's confusing.
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Date: 2012-03-20 05:20 pm (UTC)Our culture is always telling us that our sexual attractiveness is super important at all times and that being sexually objectified is always desirable. You may know better intellectually, as many of us do, but emotionally...that split between what you know and what our culture is saying very loudly and constantly can be a difficult burden to bear. It's confusing.