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This is all about power - about the power of a man to sexually lay claim to womens bodies without their consent. Really it is just one degree away from rape.
On a related subject in a writing class I am taking ( 16 women , 3 men) one of the men recently wrote an mastubatory fantasy in which he graphically takes us thru his very bad habit of "raping himself" as he described it in one flight of fancy . He included 10 other slang terms for the act and a scene of sitting on the toilet. Tommorrow we are due to workshop our stories- I know he will relish the power he has to open his pants to all the young women there ( and I mean 18- 22) and shake his thing literatureally . I have no doubt his intent is to make us forced props for many fantasies to come.
As the only older women there and thus not unaware of what he is up to, I am hoping our professor gets whats happenig ( I wrote HIM a letter of protest) and we are not forced to listen since our grade is partially based on attendance ...
On the other hand if this was a gay man taking pictures of straight mens crotches - it occurs to me that the punishment might be quite severe
