We are in the 21st century where women are no longer confined to the kitchen and are proving their mettle by working with men, with equal gusto. However, patriarchy is an egoistic and fragile construct which gets threatened every time a woman makes her choices known to the world and some men are a living embodiment of that.
Seriously, how difficult is it to accept a “No”? Must be pretty difficult to comprehend since women get attacked despite using the word. This is what happened to Carla, who was victimised for her stance by a man who could not take ‘no’ for an answer.
Carla became a victim of abuse simply because she refused to give out her name and number to a stranger, whose fragile ego could not accept the rejection. She took to Twitter to spread awareness about this.
She further wrote,
Despite being subjected to this heart-wrenching ordeal, some people were still quick enough to blame the victim for her suffering.
1. Seemingly unaware of mirror image
Wait…why is one picture your left eye and he other your right eye? Please tell me this ain’t fake.
— Taylor McInerney (@tpmcinern) October 9, 2017
2. Saying she needed attention
Women will lie about anything in the world out of spite, or for attention.
— Jordon (@theylovenic0) October 10, 2017
3. Calling it ‘Fake’
https://twitter.com/__kubai/status/917481695397531649
4. Wow.
You guys hear about that girl who faked her own kidnapping? Hope this is really authentic because that other girl fooled the whole world
— Brändó 🛡 (@BudokaiBrando) October 9, 2017
However, others were quick to shut down these responses and show all their support to Carla for the disturbing situation she was subjected to.
1. Exactly!
the first pic is i phone camera and the second is snapchat bc the pic is long. stop discrediting women.
— deydz (@HQutie) October 9, 2017
2. The result of a fragile ego.
It's fragility combined with entitlement …and men have been getting away with it for too fucking long
— Dan (@DDimmy89) October 9, 2017
3. When will that day come?
When will men understand that WOMEN DO NOT OWE YOU A DAMN THING!
This includes:
My name
My age
My relationship status
My phone number https://t.co/fSvfLLi3Wz— Luna Lovegood(Top 2.5% on OF) (@EdmLunaLovegood) October 9, 2017
4. It’s really distressing
You can tell she was balling her eyes out because of her eyes, shit i would too. Men don’t understand that they’re stronger then woman. Even if we hit back we can’t compare our strength to men & they take advantage of it. If you put your hands on any female, you ain’t shit. https://t.co/sC7HVT70dG
— Alex (@Alexx_Garciaa) October 9, 2017
5. A voice of reason.
https://twitter.com/GigEmColeman/status/917218559041921024
6. Stay strong.
it disgusts me that some men are capable of laying a finger on a woman. stay strong mama. https://t.co/Wk3i8D6fVx
— yaya (@freshfaceyaya_) October 9, 2017
7. No one should be treated like this.
No one should ever have to be treated this way for saying no or refusing to give someone what they want. https://t.co/GCP8T22rOQ
— leon contreras (@LCeePhotography) October 8, 2017
8. We do too.
Idk who you are but no one deserves this. Hope you make a speedy recovery and praying that animal gets what he deserves. https://t.co/qOXuKTJoBZ
— puta (@MyDarlingBlanca) October 8, 2017
I am not saying that all men do this but for those who do, the world becomes a scarier place to live in, where you are not safe enough to voice your refusal. We hope the perpetrator gets a severe punishment and wish Carla a speedy recovery.
Last night was the first time a man laid a hand on me and besides the fact of it hurting physically, it's something I will forever remember. I will remember it because the reason I got hit like this and left with this was because I didn't want to give my number or name out pic.twitter.com/BPt2r0Q2K7
— 𝙲𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚊 (@Carlabucky) October 8, 2017