Social media hasn’t created more cruelty—it’s just made it harder to ignore. Sexual assault, racism, abuse—they’ve always been here. The difference is we can’t hide them anymore. As a survivor of both childhood assault and military sexual trauma, I can say this much: rape isn’t about sex. It’s about control. And it’s past time we stopped excusing it.
Tag: sexual assault
An overdue follow-up…
Way back in March, when I was young and naïve and thought, "I will recommit to a daily blog, I talked about the Vanessa Guillen act and how it did nothing to deal with survivors. Well, finally the "next few days," have happened and here is one of the follow-ups. Be warned; I am going …
Co-dependent much?
Upfront this story discusses sexual assault, be warned. So nursiepoo has a confession to make. No, I was not the second gunman on the grassy knoll, nor am I some superhero by night in a quest to right the wrongs in the world. You've seen things of late, none of us have time to …
I am that b*tch…
Gonna break the OP into several posts, because at 6 pages you would be begging. tldr for this is: We need something, but this isn't that bill Vanessa, Vanessa, Vanessa… Holy cow, I am tired AF of hearing that name. I hear that name over and over and the bill that is associated with it. …