This is an extremely difficult problem, and it goes a lot deeper than "prosecute teh boys!!". They're able to shame sluts because _we_ shame sluts, as a cultur

This is an extremely difficult problem, and it goes a lot deeper than "prosecute teh boys!!". They're able to shame sluts because _we_ shame sluts, as a culture. The roots of it are way social and way deep. The actual thing that's happening, though, is frightening and damned-near unfightable. It's classic and shitty adolescent behavior through a nation-wide megaphone. We have to prevent kids from using hard drugs because it's literally not possible for them to adequately weigh the trade-offs and make an informed decision. I'd say that posing in a picture smiling next to a penis (like a girl did in this story) is a similar problem. They are not equipped to make that decision. As a parent of a daughter, it's terrifying to think that this decision might ever be one that's hers to make. I'd like to think she'd never do it, but it's not even a decision that will be made like you or I would make it. Children don't think like adults. That's why we protect them. Apples go in and stupid square oranges come out. As much as possible, they should avoid the position, and as much as possible, we should avoid the consequences having to follow them for a lifetime.