#rape mentions

1.) the sexualization of teenagers is bad.

2.) the de-sexualization of teenagers is…also bad.

don’t get me wrong, an adult absolutely should not be looking at a 15 year old and thinking ‘god i wanna fuck that.’ that’s creepy as fuck. grown adults should not be regarding minors in a sexual light, full stop. see point number 1: the sexualization of teenagers by adults is bad.

but at the same time, we really need to stop this trend of infantilizing teenagers and stripping them of their sexuality. we need to stop shoving abstinence down their throats. we need to stop telling them that they’re ‘too young’ to know their sexual orientation or to read about sex and sexual relationships until they reach an arbitrary age. we need to stop taking the locks off their doors and installing spyware on their computers in hopes of catching them jacking off or looking at porn so we can punish them accordingly. we need to stop censoring any and all mentions of sex and sexuality from the books teenagers read or the shows they watch. we need to stop equating two teenagers having consensual sex with rape or equating a 16 year old with a 6 year old. 

like what the fuck do you think your teenager is going to do when they actually arebeing raped, groomed, or abused? when they get pregnant? when they’re worried they might have an std? they’re sure as fuck not going to tell you about it just so you can ground them, berate them, laugh them off, kick them to the curb, or take their partner to court in a fit of stubborn puritan rage. 

teenagers deserve the chance to safely explore their sexualities without fear of punishment, ridicule, or adult involvement. they’re also going to be sexual whether you approve of it or not and if you’d rather dedicate your life to obsessing over and controlling teens’ sexualities than keeping them safe, you guys are just assholes and creeps.

(maps/pedos fuck off)