Molestation

Social taboos are interesting and sometimes frighteningly powerful. Sexuality is the subject of numerous taboos in modern society. Thinking about that makes me consider exactly what the impact of molestation is. It is obvious that it has profound effects on the victim's psyche, causing lasting trauma that is extremely hard to recover from. Objectively speaking, being groped by someone is little different from being brushed up against on the train or in some other public place. However, in reality the sense of violation is so extreme that it can lead some to commit suicide or engage in other self destructive behavior as a result. At first blush, I imagine molestation is a cue for a person to signal his or her sexual availability. Someone who does not respond strongly to a molestation is indirectly deemed to be sexually deviant, in not making a solid effort to protect one's sexual purity. I find it unfortunate that the burden of protecting one's sexual purity falls unevenly on the shoulders of the female of the human species.