Dimitrios Pagourtzis: The Case Of Santa Fe High School

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Santa Fe High School is the 22nd school shooting in America this year. On May 18th, 17-year old Dimitrios Pagourtzis walked into his school and killed 10 people and wounded an additional 13. Aside from the many excuses that were thought up so to explain why Pagourtzis would feel the need to massacure his peers, the news so often left out a key factor; the patriarchy. I won’t dive into the many layers of this systematic problem, not only in America but globally, but instead focus on how it is relevant in this particular case. Shana Fisher, the first victim to be killed, had experienced “4 months of problems” according to her mother, Sadie Rodriguez. Dimitrios Pagourtzis had been advancing on her for months despite the lack of reciprocal interest. …show more content…

Having to turn down a guy for sexual or romantic inquiries is actually really nearvereracking. There have been too many stories similar to Shana’s. Where she said “no” and was murdered for it. There are so many cases of male entitlement in our society. When men think because they bought you something expensive that you now must “repay” them, usually in the form of sexual favours. The unsolicited, disgusting pictures received on social media because a guy thinks you’ll be “into that”. When men think you owe them an explanation for saying “no”. When whn think that they deserve something, anything from you because they held a door for you, or picked something up for you. It is absolutely ridiculous how many cases and accounts can be documented about this kind of behaviour. Like I said, this is not an American problem. This is a problem created by a society and a world where being a man means you have power and that power, for so long has been given to you without question. Now, it is assumed. But also now, people are fighting back. The “nice” guy thing isn’t going to be enough. Kind, moral, smart, respectful men are needed. Enough of this crap where you think women need to spoon feed you lies and words to make you happy. The second you are being denied this “birthright” you get upset. Men are acting like toddlers because they are not getting what they want, they are being called out on

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