I love this channel. I try to keep things as neutral as possible so that everyone feels included. That's why I avoid content about sexuality, politics, or anything that could regurgitate someone's trauma. But today I really really need to say something about this. I could maybe lose subscribers, offend someone, etc but I don't care about that. This needs to be said. And I know the vent has some vulgar words in it but if we walk the streets and get those things said to us, it wouldn't hurt to read about it. The two aren't comparable.

I'm pretty sure I have read most of the vents on that channel but none hit so close to home like this one did. I really felt that and I know every, I mean EACH AND EVERY girl does. From the earphones to the insecurities and self-consciousness. It's really degrading to hear these things said to you because you're a female and apparently people think it is okay. Saying something back is even scarier cause what if you get hit? Stabbed? Killed? It is NOT okay. And honestly, I'm not talking to the girls here I'm talking to the boys and men. A lot of you look away when cat calling and harassment are brought up but men are the ones doing it all the damn time. A large portion cannot pass by a female without giving a comment, be it rude or 'nice'. Put yourself in the place of a typical girl who gets bullied or harassed starting from a really young age, sometimes before her teens. It's not a compliment or admiration, it's a nasty habit people developed over time. And society acts like it's the girl's responsibility to avoid these things. 'Why do you wear tight jeans then?' If it is easy for you to comment on how we dress up or act and try to regulate us, it should be easier to just shut the hell up and not violate someone. I'm not in control of another person's eyes, mind, or hands. Furthermore, my mom has taught me how to fight someone back in case they attempt to drug, kidnap or rape me. She tries to have someone accompany me when I leave the house so I don't get catcalled or attacked. I know she does it out of love but is there really a mother out there who tells her son not to disrespect a woman? Not to give unnecessary remarks? Not to touch her thighs when she sits next to him in a taxi? We need to work on that. Teach little boys how to be decent human beings. And the grown ones, please. Do better.

This little writing won't save the world. Or end sexual harrasment. But it's a wake up call for people who practice cat-calling, or have friends who do. It's a lesson for people here who are going to have sons one day. It's a slight slight solace for someone who experiences this. You're not alone.

@thesunandherflowerss

Honestly, most of us are already traumatized. If I see a man walking on the same street I'm on or sitting somewhere, I anticipate some sort of insult or humiliation. And if one day catcalling was no longer a thing, I wouldn't be able to forget it and just move on. So many of my sisters out there feel the same, and so many more have experienced things I can't begin to imagine. I'm not sure if we can reverse this, but our future generations deserve a better world. Our daughters and baby sisters shouldn't go through whatever this is.

Everything she said here I don't know how to emphasize it to a level of how much I want it to be emphasized. I am very sure that every girl older than 11 or 12 of age have experienced catcalling in a way. Words are powerful. What is said can bruise someone for life. I know cause I also carried self hate for how my body looked like because some stupid catcaller decided not to shut the fuck up while I pass the streets minding my own goddamn business. Always having to cover up wearing oversized clothes,always putting earphones on to not hear what they have to say.Almost everyday have I stopped myself from talking back and defending myself from any catcaller all because I am afraid of what the society will say about my response .when the person that was supposed to be ashamed was definitely not me. And yet after everything we have to go through noone decides to blame them it's always the girl. "Oh she got raped.what was she wearing she brought it upon herself." "They are catcalling her why doesnt she just recieve it with grace it's a blessing eko to look like that ?" "That girl could be my sister but it isn't my problem." when I say this words about my own story I know I am also saying it about every single girl in the world.She said it too what we said here wont have much effect but it is this little voices that will create a storm one day.

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@silentheartsxo

Will someone love this no good of a soul?

Can't wait till i start leaving a life where i don't have to worry about curfews and deadline and pricetags and dress codes

why they wanna medicate me like a sick joke?

There are stories only you have to tell, because there is no one who looks at the world in the way you do. There is no one else who listens to the whispers tucked in a soft breeze or understands the wilting petals whimpering. There is no one who feels the earth in the way you do. You are the one.