What happened at the now-infamous cheerleading practice at East High School in Denver was child abuse, but it was more than that. It was an example of rape culture. It was an example of an adult man deciding that a teenage girl's body was his to use and abuse as he pleases. He was to mold her to do what he wanted, no matter how much physical pain it caused. Her protests were irrelevant. Her body did not belong to her, in the mind of the coach. The bodies of those teen girls, the coach believed, belong to him.
Rape culture at a so-called "school" in Denver
Rape culture at a so-called "school" in…
Rape culture at a so-called "school" in Denver
What happened at the now-infamous cheerleading practice at East High School in Denver was child abuse, but it was more than that. It was an example of rape culture. It was an example of an adult man deciding that a teenage girl's body was his to use and abuse as he pleases. He was to mold her to do what he wanted, no matter how much physical pain it caused. Her protests were irrelevant. Her body did not belong to her, in the mind of the coach. The bodies of those teen girls, the coach believed, belong to him.