The article, “Marxism and women’s oppression today”, summarizes in a single sentence the complicated epidemic culture of sexism in today’s: “We live in contradictory times: they reflect how much in society in relation to women has changed, but also how much appears to have stayed the same” (2013). Numerous supports to this claim can be found lurking in American culture. For example, empowering aphorisms such as “only yes means yes” or “no means no” are instilled into women’s minds to assert the control females have over their own bodies. Yet, despite the attempts to maintain these notions, America continues to house predominantly sexist ideologies that trap females in an endless cycle of inferiority. For example, a woman who says “no” to sexual advances might be told “you know you want it”, completely disparaging her decision. However, the issue of saying “no” goes far beyond just simply sexual acts. The unfortunate fact is that oftentimes, “no” is not even a viable option for women across the globe. In third-world countries, for example, there are recurrent incidents of women having acid thrown on their faces by their husbands for refusing to stay married, or ostracized and stoned to death after being raped. Circumstances such as these beg the question: How are women supposed to say “no” if they are villainized or punished for expressing what should be a typical answer?