Gendered oppression exists on a spectrum. On one end: make-me-a-sandwich jokes. On the other: rape. All rest on the assumption that women ought to be passive objects existing to satiate male desire. Assertions like this might have me dismissed as hyperbolic and uptight, but fuck it. When 1 in 4 women have already been the victim of sexual assault by the time they enter their second year of university, maybe people dismissing my supposed hyperbole should actually give it some thought. Maybe gendered oppression is. actually. real. And maybe we ought to be a little more introspective about the role we're each playing in perpetuating it.

But I'll bet you a sandwich that no one will even comment on this post.