Showing posts with label rape. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rape. Show all posts
17 October 2008
14 January 2008
too disturbing
this is a time when i want to bang my head against my desk and cry.
what is the message of this article? complain after being raped, and members of the marines (yes, defenders of our country) will murder you.
disgusting. disturbing. i cannot believe misogyny and hatred like this still exists.
what is the message of this article? complain after being raped, and members of the marines (yes, defenders of our country) will murder you.
disgusting. disturbing. i cannot believe misogyny and hatred like this still exists.
05 January 2008
i am so glad there are other women out there speaking up
i'm lucky enough to be in a committed relationship for the risk of rape is much lower. yes, most women are raped by people they know (are dating, are friends with, whatever)--to this i can testify. sure, it can happen when you're not dating someone, but date rape is way too common. way too fucking common.
too many rapists are out there in this city. this post brought up a lot of older memories, and i'm so glad she spoke out about this. it's so hard to. by the way, one in four women is raped; you probably know more than one.
too many rapists are out there in this city. this post brought up a lot of older memories, and i'm so glad she spoke out about this. it's so hard to. by the way, one in four women is raped; you probably know more than one.
10 October 2007
i can't get that song out of my head: i can't get no satisfaction
because this is my story, too, and maybe even your story
in college, i was really involved with take back the night. take back the night is a night where women can walk around free from sexual assault and rape--because the night is when most women are assaulted or raped. this is something that is very important to me--and let me clarify that while women are often attacked and raped by strangers, most of the rapes that occur are by someone they know. nearly three-quarters of rapes are committed by someone who knows the victim.
my problem is i let people in too much. maybe this has happened to you too. i trust too much. but this isn't about me. this is about someone else.
someone i know had been raped--the details are hers, and i will not share that. in fact, i am only sharing this part because it hurts me so bad--so bad. this woman heard a song during the rape. it was horrible. it was a sexist song that has a good tune, the kind of song you sing along to in a bar. and i will never be able to hear that song without wanting to throw up. without feeling unsafe. without feeling in pain. without wanting to cry.
and so, whoever you are out there, i hate you. you have hurt a million women but your karma and your heart will hurt a million times more.
in college, i was really involved with take back the night. take back the night is a night where women can walk around free from sexual assault and rape--because the night is when most women are assaulted or raped. this is something that is very important to me--and let me clarify that while women are often attacked and raped by strangers, most of the rapes that occur are by someone they know. nearly three-quarters of rapes are committed by someone who knows the victim.
my problem is i let people in too much. maybe this has happened to you too. i trust too much. but this isn't about me. this is about someone else.
someone i know had been raped--the details are hers, and i will not share that. in fact, i am only sharing this part because it hurts me so bad--so bad. this woman heard a song during the rape. it was horrible. it was a sexist song that has a good tune, the kind of song you sing along to in a bar. and i will never be able to hear that song without wanting to throw up. without feeling unsafe. without feeling in pain. without wanting to cry.
and so, whoever you are out there, i hate you. you have hurt a million women but your karma and your heart will hurt a million times more.
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