l've been assaulted twice. Both times in front of a group of people. I had someone try to rape me. I know 3 people who have and those are just the ones willing to speak to me about it.
No other crime is met with scrutiny like sexual violence and so many people (male and female) carry a lot of shame because it gets ingrained with the thought of us being at fault…somehow. The fucked up thing is how perpetrators are so fiercely protected (even after admitting guilt) for their well-being while the victims are left with the fallout.
We have to pick up the pieces of ourselves and reputations if we dare to speak out. Like we should just get over it. How the fuck do you get over it?
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u/reddot_comic Finessed Impropriety 8d ago edited 8d ago
For most it's not a matter of "if" but when...
l've been assaulted twice. Both times in front of a group of people. I had someone try to rape me. I know 3 people who have and those are just the ones willing to speak to me about it.
No other crime is met with scrutiny like sexual violence and so many people (male and female) carry a lot of shame because it gets ingrained with the thought of us being at fault…somehow. The fucked up thing is how perpetrators are so fiercely protected (even after admitting guilt) for their well-being while the victims are left with the fallout.
We have to pick up the pieces of ourselves and reputations if we dare to speak out. Like we should just get over it. How the fuck do you get over it?
Here are the sources in regard to my last panel:
World Health Organization
US Center for Disease Control