STFU, Rape Culture!

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[TW: discussion of sexual abuse]

Anon asked:

Hi uh, is it possible to be sexually abused by someone way younger than you?? Say I’m fifteen and they’re seven.

I’ve been thinking about this question and I am a bit perplexed. On the one hand, I can imagine scenarios in which a child could touch you in a way that made you very uncomfortable. Certainly this could make you feel violated. I don’t dispute that.

I have a harder time seeing ongoing sexual abuse from someone that young toward a teen. It seems like even if a child attempted to initiate this, the older teen would have the responsibility to stop it—otherwise I think the 15 year old would be the one abusing the child. I think the power dynamics between a child and a teen of these ages make it hard for me to imagine how this could happen on an ongoing basis.

I am open to thinking further on this, as it’s the first time I’ve been asked anything like this. Followers, what do you think?

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  1. sdoctmd reblogged this from stfurapeculture and added:
    I think it depends on a lot of things. If a child knows, for instance, that what they are doing is wrong or makes...
  2. fromonesurvivortoanother said: i think you are making an assumption that all 17 year olds are automatically more mature than all 15 year olds. it certainly isn’t that way. as long as there’s a lack of consent and a distinct power imbalance, that’s all you need to call it abuse.
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