Boys Will Be Boys, But Girls Will Be Sluts

How we internalize rape culture and normalize sexual assault

Suvi Helena
Fearless She Wrote
Published in
4 min readJul 24, 2021

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I started sex-ed classes in sixth grade in Manhattan Middle School. I don’t remember much, just that everyone was uncomfortable and shy about any topic of discussion. But the classes were still somewhat useful. I’m sure I learned a great deal about safe sex, human anatomy, and reproductive…

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