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Does that count? 그거 셈해?
Does it count? 거시기 셈해?
https://youtu.be/8lNET36o13s
https://youtu.be/UJ2YRFA8rpw
Does this count as annoying?
Hey! Somebody broke that. Okay, okay. Clearly, we need to set some rules.
Rule number one. You will not touch anything. What about the floor? Yes, you may touch the floor.
What about the air? Yes, you may touch the air! What about this? - Where did you get that? - Found it. Okay.
Rule number two. You will not bother me while I'm working. Rule number three.
You will not cry or whine or laugh or giggle or sneeze or burp or fart!
So, no, no, no annoying sounds. All right?
Does this count as annoying? Very! I will see you in six hours.
Okay, don't worry. Everything's going to be fine. We're gonna be really happy here. Right?
Agnes? Question. What are these? A dozen boogie robots! Boogie! Look at this.
https://youtu.be/aX5khZSvYpQ
Does it count as cheating?
Does that count?
= Is that acceptable?/
= Does that work /
= Is that good enough
It means:
"Is that allowed?" /
"Is that valid?" /
"Can I do that?"
What you said can also be one meaning, if someone did/said something beforehand to prove it, and then said "does that count" like as proof
Thanks for your help!
If you don't mind would you give some examples?
A:"I failed my test. Does that count for college?"
B:"No, that test was just practice. It does not count."
A:"I only did half of the homework. Does it still count?"
B:"Yes, it still counts, but you get half the points."
"She made a mistake in technique but it still counts."
I have a coupon but I'm not sure if it is valid. Can I say that "Does this coupon count?" showing the clerk it.
yes, you can. But it sounds more natural to say, "does this coupon still count?" in this situation
Ok it count.
Ok it agree.
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Does it count?
When she’s eight years old, in the bath, and an older male relative walks in and watches her bathe. And she says “please leave” and she says “stop looking at me like that.” And his mom—her aunt—walks in and the girl tells her, “I don’t like him being in here,” and the aunt nervously laughs and shoos him out of the room saying, “Oh, he was just being a boy.”
Does it count?
When she’s 12 years old, navigating that space between childhood and adulthood, and the boys in her class have nicknames for her and all of her girlfriends based on the size of their developing breasts (“Dolly” for the really curvy ones). They spend their days snapping bra straps and leaving marks.
Does it count?
When she’s 16 years old, at one of her first parties, smoking a bit and drinking too much, and a boy she knows from school sits down next to her and tries to kiss her. She gets up to leave, but he reaches out and grabs her left arm and twists it so hard that her ears start to ring and tears spring to her eyes. And when he finally lets go, he is smiling.
Does it count?
When she’s 18 and watching a movie at a friend’s house, and a guy she barely knows follows her into the bathroom, locks the door, and starts kissing her neck. She tries to push him away, but she isn’t strong enough, and she says “no, no, no” while his hand makes its way up her shirt, and she doesn’t know what to do so she kisses him back a bit, while planning her escape, and then, by sheer luck, there is a knock at the door, and she is saved.
Does it count?
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When she’s 19 and in mad love with a girl, and a guy she knows tells her that all he needs is one night “to make her straight again.”
Does it count?
When she’s 21, auditioning for a play, and the director asks her to sing and then to hike up her skirt a little, and then loudly proclaims, to everyone in the room, “Well, she can’t sing, but she’s got great legs.”
Does it count?
When she’s 22 walking home from class at dusk, and three guys start following her, whistling and cat-calling and saying things like, “Slow down hot stuff, where’s the fire?” She feels the fire in her legs, in her belly, in her head, and she starts walking faster, but they do too until one of them yells out “bitch!” so she drops her bag and starts to run.
Does it count?
When she’s 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, and 24, dancing with friends at a bar, and a guy comes up and starts grinding her from behind and, at first, she goes along with it because, you know, “he’s just being a boy,” and it’s just for fun, right? But the song ends and she tries to get away but he won’t let her, he follows her, grabs her, and tries to grind again, so she says “stop it,” and he doesn’t, so she yells “stop it!” and he still doesn’t. Her friends notice that she’s in trouble so they rush to her side and all yell, “stop it!” and finally, finally, finally he backs off, and she is breathing hard and feels embarrassed and just wants to go home.
Does it count?
When she’s 25, posing for a group photograph with co-workers, and the one on her left—a man she barely knows —slowly lets his arm drop from her waist to her butt, and she says nothing because she’s not sure what to say. And when the photo has been taken, he gives her butt a squeeze and saunters away as though he owns her.
Does it count?
When she’s 26, opening a new store in a shopping mall and decides to treat herself to a facial, and the man giving her the facial—right there, in the middle of a crowded mall—starts rubbing himself on her leg, and she is so shocked that she freezes. She feels him getting harder and harder, and she just sits there, frozen in that chair, silently screaming while this man applies cream to her face and masturbates against her body.
Does it count?
When she’s 28 and engaged to a wonderful man, and another man—a casual acquaintance—sends her a text that reads: “I’ve been having dirty dreams about you.”
Does it count?
When she’s 30, taking a walk with her dog and her baby, and a construction worker yells at her from across the street, “Now, there’s a mom I’d like to fuck.”
Does it count? Does it count? Does it count? Does it count?
When does it start to count?
When she’s 31 and raped?
No.
It counts, when she’s eight.
It counts before she’s eight. It counts when she’s in her mother’s womb. It counts even before then, when she’s still a star in the sky and in her not-yet-mother’s eye.
It always counts, because she always counts.
She, you, me. We always count.
Let us remember this. Let us not be fooled into thinking we don’t, anymore. Let us not be shamed into silence, ever again.
We always count.
It always—always—counts.
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23 Comments
Pam Wyatt Kasperitis Oct 21, 2018 1:24pm
Does it count when you say that hurts and I don't like this positiion and he says Come on Baby it works best for me?
Carol Michie Oct 2, 2018 4:00am
the saddest thing I have read in a very long time.
Rebecca Davies Oct 1, 2018 2:17pm
strong piece. Thank you. I'm 64 and my list is long.
Cognitive Behavioral Teamwork Sep 29, 2018 8:43pm
Misbehavior is bad and can portend evil. Resentment is poison that one takes one's self.
Natasha Latham Sep 29, 2018 5:39pm
Thank you for this. It's powerfully written yet honest and compassionate. Merci beaucoup. :D
Nicholas Goddin Sep 29, 2018 3:32pm
We have such a long as my to go as a society. As a heterosexual male some of this stuff, male fanatasies, are more complicated than most females can understand, there is biology involved, but words and actions aren't too difficult to control.
Adriana Pentz Zagorski Sep 28, 2018 5:32pm
This brought me to tears. Too much of it is so familiar. Thank you for such a beautiful piece.
Shimon Levy Sep 28, 2018 10:36am
why girls dont learn self diffens triks ?
Mark Pringle Sr. Sep 28, 2018 9:39am
about time this question is shouted and women are respected...believed
Sarah Jane Davidson Sep 24, 2018 5:26am
I feel sick reading this bc it's so true and whike slightly different to mine is a similar story.
Bill Bertalan Sep 23, 2018 3:32pm
Well put Vicki Rivard !
Zara Emily Sep 18, 2018 2:21am
Very powerful. Thank you.
Erin Bourne Sep 14, 2018 8:23am
What a beautifully written and powerful piece, well done Vicki
Nicole Bodnaresk Jul 9, 2018 5:39am
Thank you for writing this!!! Powerful!
James Wheeler Jul 9, 2018 4:02am
vicki y does her life have to be over when shes 31 y couldnt the rape been when she was 101. this is ageism like women arent sexy and worthy of rape at 90 tisk tisk...
Elizabeth Davtian Oct 26, 2017 2:31am
This was a moving article. Although I cannot say I have been incessantly "attacked" by men, it's always important to remind girls that their voices matter. I have 2 little girls. But I would also appreciate the ceasing of constantly badgering men. The constant "men are bad" "men are dangerous", "men don't care about anything but ...". Can we PLEASE stop the constant fear? And start teaching our little girls to be smart...but to also appreciate Men? There are so many good men out there. I am tired of reading how dangerous and terrible they are . Enough making women the constant victims. Enough making men ashamed of their masculine energies. Most men protect and care for women. There's exceptions. There's also women who use and manipulate men. Men beware. Let's bring back authenticity in both men and women. Enough .
Tracey Forster Oct 24, 2017 6:18pm
Thank you Vicki xo
Vicki Rivard Oct 24, 2017 5:06pm
Hi Tracey... This, unfortunately, is so many of us. Hugs.
Tracey Forster Oct 24, 2017 12:14pm
This is me
Vicki Rivard Oct 22, 2017 10:06pm
Aw, thank you so much, Jennifer. Words are my main form of medicine. I'll be sharing more on my ig page from now on. Follow! @vicki_rivard. Sending you love.
Jennifer Evangelista Oct 22, 2017 4:53pm
So emotionally honest- this is beautiful, powerful and inspirational much, as I'm sure, you are!
Vicki Rivard Oct 22, 2017 4:20am
Thank you, Lin. I appreciate your kind words so much. Much love.
Lin Steffey Oct 21, 2017 3:57pm
Vicki, This is so beautifully written and utterly profound! Thank you for sharing Much love, Lin
Vicki Rivard Oct 20, 2017 12:04pm
Merci, ma tante. Love you. xo
Tammy Gaboury Oct 20, 2017 2:06am
It does COUNT... Merci Vicki... for sharing these words and reaching out to so many of us who could never "speak them". Xox
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