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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why do you assume we haven't already tried to instill in our daughters the self respect and self worth to refuse to send inappropriate texts/picutres?

Does sending these pictures and texts equal consent?[/quote]

Exactly!

And sending out inappropriate texts/pictures has little to nothing to do with rape. Those are completely separate issues. A girl that sends inappropriate texts still needs to be a willing participant in any sexual encounter! [/quote]

I'm the mother of a daughter.  I'm also a date rape survivor, although it didn't occur to me until years later that my weak, intoxicated "no" was actually a no, and his choice to have sex with me was rape and not just me caving in since I was wasted and didn't fight him off.  Truly, it took me years to realize that it wasn't my fault since I do blame myself for acting irresponsibly by putting myself in a situation where someone could rape me.

Sex without consent is rape.  HOWEVER, I intend to teach my daughter that, while she can not ever do anything that "asks" for being raped, she does have a responsibility to do her utmost to keep herself safe.  Does she know the value systems of those boys to whom she might one day text naked pictures of herself? If not, it's like throwing meat to lions or walking alone through a crappy part of town at 3am.  She isn't asking for it, it isn't right if she is raped/eaten/mugged, but she did not do her part to keep from putting herself in potentially dangerous situations.

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