Access to women's private spaces is not a matter of "human rights". Access to women's private spaces is a matter of women's rights. As soon as we say
Access to women’s private spaces is not a matter of “human rights”. Access to women’s private spaces is a matter of women’s rights. As soon as we say that access to those spaces is a matter of “human rights” and that men can have access, women lose the right. -Gary Francione
One of the reasons that abuse is the spreading plague on society that it is, is the way that people are able to cloak it.
When people demand “rights,” we must ask: rights to do what, and at whose expense? What changes will be required? Will those changes be fair and just to everyone involved?
If those rights require women and children to lose safety, privacy, or dignity, that’s not liberation—it’s another form of domination dressed up as freedom.
“Rights” that strip women and children of safety aren’t rights at all. They are demands for access, control, and domination—dressed up in freedom’s clothing.
Every time someone says they want “rights,” ask: Rights to do what? If those so-called rights mean women and children must lose dignity, privacy, or protection, then what you’re hearing is not liberty. It’s exploitation.
The true test of any right is this: does it protect the most vulnerable—or does it put them at greater risk? If the answer is the latter, then it isn’t a right. It’s oppression with a new label.
When people cloak harm as “rights,” children pay the price. Women lose safety. Families fracture. Let’s not be fooled—justice never demands we sacrifice our daughters.
If your rights require a woman to be silent or a child to be unsafe, then what you seek isn’t a right. It’s permission to abuse.
🔥 Affirmations to Break Free from Being a Human Shield
I no longer carry the weight of other people’s brokenness. I am allowed to put it down and walk away.
I was not born to absorb abuse—I was born to live, to love, and to be free.
My safety matters. My peace matters. My life matters.
I release the lie that love means self-abandonment. I choose love that protects and honors me.
Being female is not a flaw to be punished—it is a miracle to be honored.
I am not here to be the clean-up crew for other people’s emotional damage. I choose me.
I deserve relationships that do not demand my silence, suffering, or sacrifice.
I am not the cause of someone else’s harm. Their choices are not my responsibility.
If I was taught to play small. I am learning to stand tall. I will not apologize for growing.
- Every time I speak truth, honor my boundaries, or protect my peace—I reclaim a piece of my power.
*Males in Afghanistan have asserted the same “rights” over women and ….all slopes are slippery.
When men enter a space they dominate the space and make decisions according to their comfort and needs, not the needs of women and children.