Mike DomitrzPresident, Author, and Speaker on Respect, The Center for Respect, Inc. · Author & Speaker on Respect for Schools, Corporations, & the Military since 1990 (has reached

A Friend intervenes for their friends. #centerforrespect #mikedomitrz #intervention #goodfriends

8 Nov 2024 · 1 min

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In this spoken monologue, the speaker confronts the audience about a disturbing trend where individuals brag about becoming intoxicated with a partner before engaging in sexual activity. The speaker urges listeners to recognize such situations as sexual assault, to label them accordingly, and to intervene rather than protect the perpetrator. By posing direct questions—such as whether a friend who is about to rape someone can still be considered a true friend—the speaker challenges the audience’s moral complacency and calls for a cultural shift toward active bystander responsibility.

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Are there people out there that even brag about how drunk they got a partner before they hooked up with them? If you agree that stuff happens, say, yes, it does. Yes, it does. Can you imagine if their friends all paused and said, so we're talking about sexual assault? We gotta start acknowledging how often this is happening. So why aren't we doing more to intervene and stop this from happening? If your friend is about to rape someone and you stand by and you do nothing, let's be honest, are you a friend? Yes or no? No. No. If you're worried about losing a friend who rapes people, That's a little messed up to be worried about that instead of the person being harmed.