Sidney Poulter

Trying to Overcome Being a Victim

Form a young, vulnerable age, girls are told what to wear and what not to wear. Girls are expected to be covered up but too much, or we are prude. Our brothers have less rules and later curfews than us. At school females are not to show our shoulders, they will cause a distraction for the boys. Our thighs are not to be seen or we are "whores." As women grow older, we are taught that “boys will be boys” and “men only want one thing,” so it’s our fault if we give off the "wrong sign" and we end up being a "tease."