‘MALE SEXUAL ENTLITMENT’ ITS RUINING WOMEN’S LIFE I'm Italian. I come from a country were male chauvinism and patriarchal values are deeply in rooted in our culture identity. I come from a country were women, unfortunately, are still and always have been treated like a possession, an object that men can use to their own liking. I come from a country where for centuries girls were taught to deny any violence or abuse endured by men because that's was how it worked. Men had the power, women did not. A depressing dogma that shaped our society till not a long ago. Let's be real. This frightful set of ''values'' it is not an Italian peculiarity, it occurs all over the world. Poor or rich, developed or undeveloped, western or non-western; Violence …show more content…
Do you recognize me?’. I immediately shook my head slightly forcing myself to smile; this man was around 40/50, there was absolutely no way I could I’ve known him. ‘I often see on the bus on your way to school’ he continued smiling, and faking indignation because I did not recognize him. His disclosure made the situation even more awkward and totally inappropriate. ‘oh, okay’ was all I could say. ‘How old are you?’ he suddenly asked, tightening his grip. “14”, I answered promptly. He then with a disappointed smirk said, ‘Too bad’ and left. I breathed the deepest sigh of relief ever, and ran home as fast as I could. The next day when I told my classmates what happened to me, the majority seemed to share my same concerns and perplexities. My Literature teacher who overheard the story, abruptly murmured glancing at the attire of every girl in my classroom, ‘That’s why as girls you should always watch what you wear, if you dress inappropriately, you’ll get the wrong attention’. He was blaming me. He was blaming us, girls. I couldn’t say anything back, no one couldn’t say anything back because in that moment I truly believed it was my fault. That was the universal