This is one of the things that rape culture does. It places the wants and feelings and desires and fears of men on a pedestal, where the thoughts of men are the only thoughts worthy of consideration, and the thoughts of women are only to be considered if men are kind enough to grant them some space, and we construct our interactions on that imbalance. This is why rape culture is a misnomer, because culture doesn’t go far enough. It’s not just a culture, it’s an atmosphere.
