English - Sarah Everard

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• Studiejaar 1

What does this quote mean?

Rules

Always be considerate

Give your opinion

Think before you talk

Do you think this is something that happens a lot?

some examples

• “As I was walking by he grabbed by boobs and laughed.”

• “I am a lesbian. Whenever I tell someone new they are likely to tell me that I just haven’t found the perfect man. He will make me straight (wink wink wink).”

• “My daughter was playing outside with a friend when a man came up and put his hands in between the friends’ legs.”

• “My mom is sexually abused from age 6 till 14 and her family knew, but nobody helped my mom.”

• “I am a nurse! There are a few things that happen regularly:

o You need to wash my penis again;

o If I had such a cute nurse every day, I would never leave this hospital;

o Come lay with me

• “One of my colleagues always jokes about me being his work wife. He is a sort of firefighter and told me he can’t wait until the day he needs to save me and can give me mouth-to mouth.”

• Another nurse: “When I was a student-nurse, I was just 16 or 17 years old, I visited a young patient whom I had to wash. He told me he had a surprise for me under the blanket and he tried to push my hand towards his penis.

• “One patient grabbed my boobs , because he “couldn’t see me.” (there was nothing wrong with his eyesight)

• “The first time I went for a drink in Heerlen, someone grabbed my ass and told me that “it was a fine ass for a drink and a ride.” I’m always a bit on guard when I go back."

• “Whenever I walk in a dark street, I hold my keys and my phone.”

• "When I was 18 I regularly had to ride my bike home at around 11 p.m. My parents wanted me to be on the phone for the whole ride. Whenever I felt afraid, my dad would come immediately."

• "When I was 12 years old an older guy asked me to call him when I was 18. He couldn’t wait to see my boobs and ass when it was legal to touch it."

What's your first and honest reaction?

• “Us girls think we can’t respond to something like this, because we don’t want to be seen as fragile girls.”

• “Whenever I talk back, they make me think I am crazy.”

• “I just don’t make an issue about it. But whenever something happens to my kids, I will be furious and I will find them.”

What's something boys and girls can do to avoid these things?

Why is it not "socially accepted" to say something about it?

Abuse knows no gender

Yes

No

What does "the internet" say about clips like these?

Why do I pay attention to news items like these?

Did I make a small difference? Why or why not?