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What Rights does Blac Chyna have?


While America watches the demise of the relationship between Rob Kardashian and Angela "Blac Chyna" White, something else more important has been unfolding on social media. That thing is the attack on the basic human rights of Women. After posting illicit pictures of Blac Chyna in retaliation to alleged cheating, we saw social media explode in excitement over the "revenge porn" and baring of personal details by Rob Kardashian on Instagram and Twitter. Yet there was little outrage at him for having done so. Chyna's rights to feelings of betrayal and disrespect were quickly dismissed because of her past career as a stripper. Statements that her nude pictures being posted without her consent was not wrong because she is a stripper, was the logic given by many of those who commented on social media.


Being the mother of his child did not stop Rob for one second from baring all on social media for the world to see. Rob Kardashian, no stranger to retaliation tactics when his relationships go south, went full steam ahead even while family and friends were telling him to not to expose this information for public consumption. (Probably to give Kris Jenner enough time to spin it into something marketable) But this is not all about a immature male emotions that he cannot control, this is about dismissing a woman's value and taking away her rights because she has had a career in the sex industry. Let's unpack this bag.


Women who work in the sex industry or similar jobs are often targeted for violence, kidnapping and murder while their cases often were never solved or barely investigated. Many of the crimes against women in the sex trade/business were often perpetrated by a society that felt they were worthless and many considered them throw away citizens. While males consume the services of these women, no shame is brought to them by society, yet the sex industry involves billions of dollars spent on it every year. So shaming and degrading the women while you happily participate and consume the very thing that makes you see her as less than, is just a normal business day for men.


So that brings me to the matter at hand. People on the Internet, majority males, began loudly professing that since Blac Chyna is an ex-stripper that she should not be entitled to the respect of not showing her private photos to the world. If she can go on stage and strip countless times for plenty of people, why should she be embarrassed because Rob showed her nude pictures? And in that pattern of thinking, women are being robbed of their rights, and no one bats an eye. Because she is a hoe, right?


The problem with that concept is that there is a sense of entitlement males have when it comes to women that is the basis of rape culture that needs to be done away with. Assuming because a woman is a stripper or an escort or even a astronaut, does not give men the access to her body or the right to exploit it without her permission. A woman's voice is just as valuable as the man's voice, and just because history has diluted and even silenced women's ability to be heard and respected, does not change the laws that protect it. The fact that laws need to be in place to protect women rights shows the inherent corrupting nature of men in society and their preying upon the weaker of us. 


Revenge porn is a thing. Males show off their homemade porn as a badge of honor and turn right around and use the same video to bring shame to the woman. Rob's purposefully timed exposure of Blac Chyna's nudes shows you the mentality of males like him that do not get their way. While his approach was softer than some males when they want to get back at their ex, it is no less damaging. The immaturity is dangerous. Rob Kardashian with no regard to Blac Chyna or her children, exposed private messages and photos that can bring unwanted attention to her while out in public. It was only about him and his moment of feeling powerless that he was willing to risk it all so he can feel in power over her. 


Whether or not he is charged according to revenge porn laws, (celebrities have a way of weaseling out of things every day citizens are imprisoned for) has yet to be seen. It is still early in the process. I do hope that an example is made to deter people from revenge porn which is dangerous in and of itself. But the assumption that Blac Chyna's past history as a stripper means she has no rights to privacy is absurd. If a further example is needed, look at it from this point of view. Just because a woman likes a lot of sex, she does not expect or deserve to be raped. 


There is this little word that has a huge meaning called "consent" that women AND men ALL deserve as a basic human right. She consented to sending the pics to her then boyfriend/fiance. She consented to being a stripper/dancer. She consented to sleep with whomever she pleases. However she did not consent to the exploitation of private messages and photos she only meant for her mate. That is a violation of her basic right to consent to her private content. Consent is not transferrable! No matter what line of work she was in, or how much we demonize women for doing things men make money off of or enjoy, we have to protect the rights of women. In doing so, we cut down on exploitation of women that often bleeds over into children who are also exploited.



So if you think Blac Chyna has no right to consent, remember one day when your privacy is exploited, or has been exploited in the past, you must recognize that basic human rights are important. Exploitation of one leads to exploitation of all. We are naive if we don't understand that concept. Rob Kardashian needs to grow up, get some counseling to deal with his issues with women and relationships, his own self esteem, and obsession with control. Whether we like Blac Chyna or her lifestyle is of no consequence. Her faithfulness to a boyfriend is not our business. But what affects Blac Chyna that also refers to us, is the right to privacy and we have to keep in mind that society will diminish women's rights, and purpose daily because there is money in exploitation. 


So Blac Chyna's rights to privacy are just as much in tact as her rights were before she ever put her hand on a stripper pole. Her consent is necessary and important. Devaluing her because of her past employ feeds directly into rape culture and the exploitation of women and children. The peanut gallery that is society does not have a right to judge a woman and dismiss her value AND enjoy and participate in what they feel devalues her. Women's rights are human rights, period. 


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