A middle school dance is being equated with rape culture???
That is quite a quantum leap in reasoning isn’t it?
Is the daughter upset, or is mom the one who makes it a huge issue with thoughts of rape culture issues which she as an adult is thinking about?
I think it is being equated with that because the boy has allegedly made public statements of a disturbing sexual nature. Why somebody is not finding out whether he made them and why he made them should be the real story.
Well, the story says the mother found the daughter crying in the kitchen, so it sounds like the daughter was upset.
And “rape culture” starts with the idea that if a boy wants something, they are entitled to it. In this case, it is a dance, with physical contact, according to the article.
This is an abhorrent policy. A girl, or a boy, has every right to say no. And I don’t care that this means some boys will get turned down. That’s life. She should be allowed to attend the dance, and dance if she wants, with whomever she wants that agrees to dance with her.