smitethepatriarchy:

fandomsandfeminism:

dragonriderscomingthrough:

I don’t get Tumblr.

I mean they seem to fully understand the concept of triggers - stimuli that cause uncontrollable responses in a person’s body and make it hard for that person to control their thoughts or behaviors.

They also seem to understand turn ons, when a person is sexually stirred by stimuli.

Yet when a girl is wearing extremely revealing clothing, and it distracts a guy, he’s told to deal with it. Yeah, something as small as a bra strap isn’t that bad, and yes, you should always fight against bad impulses. But ask any guy and they’ll tell you it’s a struggle sometimes to think purely when around women wearing immodest clothing.

The world is full of stimuli, friends. Our bodies will always respond to stimuli. 

So if you can understand triggers and turn ons, you should be able to understand the concept of guys getting frustrated sometimes when they want to think purely but their own brains are working against them.

Men are allowed to be attracted to women. 

That doesn’t mean that women should have to significantly alter their lives, behaviors, and attire to accommodate men who are attracted to them. 

Like, look. I’m a woman who is attracted to women. But I have never felt as though I was unable to complete a task or treat a woman respectfully because she was wearing a tank top.  I have never lost control of myself because a woman was too hot. 

Why are men allowed to be in charge of anything.