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Amisa has been accepted to two colleges: her dream school in Los
Angeles, where she could pursue her passion of filmmaking, and the
more affordable state school nearby. Her boyfriend is going to the
state school too. If she goes there, they could stay together and
maybe get married soon. Her parents, who are paying for half the
cost of college, also want her to go to the state school because it
will be cheaper. Amisa is wondering whether she should take out
bigger student loans and leave her boyfriend so she can follow her
ambition to be a film director.

• What values are important to Amisa?
• What will she be sacrificing by making either decision?
• What pressures is she facing? Which should she take
seriously, and which should she maybe ignore?

caLl ouT catcalling

“Hey sexy!” “Nice butt!” “I’d hit that!” One of the most common examples of
consent violating is street harassment. The group Stop Street Harassment
defines gender-based street harassment as any unwanted comments, gestures,
and actions forced on a stranger in a public place without their consent and
directed at them because of their actual or perceived sex, gender, gender
expression, or sexual orientation. Street harassment involves someone leering,
whistling, honking, making a sexist comment, calling out a slur, following
you, or blocking your path. In the United States, 65 percent of women and
25 percent of men have experienced some form of sexual harassment. Lesbian,
gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) people face higher
rates of harassment. People often try to brush off street harassment by
saying it’s a compliment or “just a joke.” But it’s not okay to make sexual
comments to anyone without their permission.

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