She's Just Asking To Be Raped

I got my car back!!!! I was soooo excited that it was recovered and everything was still in it, because we were definitely dealing with the stupidest motherfucking criminals of all time. They left my radio and my wallet and my umbrella. They stole my Zune and the shittiest pair of headphones I own. Ah well. I can get new shit.

Soooo....moving on, my friends and I are having a garage sale. We were putting signs up in my neighborhood when we saw this girl kind of strolling dazed down the street wearing a big sweatshirt and super short shorts. It was around 11:00 pm. I didn't stare, because I didn't care. Sometimes you are inconvenienced by your clothing and your situation at the same time.

My friend doesn't get out much. She doesn't really live in reality. She's never had anything stolen, or done drugs, or stayed out late. Her life is in a bubble. It's rose colored and makes the outside world look very scary and the inner bubble very appealing.

She said to me, "You know, I find it hard to feel sympathy for those girls who are just asking for rape."

I couldn't believe that had just come out of a woman's mouth. I said, "No girl is ever asking to be raped. No woman deserves it."

She replied, "But they might as well. They're just stupid girls."

I almost opened my mouth to protest but realized it would be a futile argument. She would never see my point because she's never know anyone who was raped.

My aunt was raped. She caught a very rare STD which became a very rare cancer. And she died from it, only in her 40's. I don't know what was going on when it happened because I was just a kid, but I'm goddamn sure she wasn't being stupid or asking for rape.

And just when I thought this conversation was making headway. Nah. It's where it always was.

Deuces,
Erika