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They are taking away bodily autonomy for women, and some women out there don't even bat an eye. They are fine with the idea that if they get raped by someone they saw as a friend, or colleague, or associate, they have to carry their rapists baby to term. And you know why? Because a lot of them think this will never happen to them. They think rape happens to "sluts" and "girls who deserve it". Let me fucking tell you something- I have known countless children, old women, and everyone in between who have been raped for NO GODDAMN REASON other than the fact that their rapist was angry and wanted to feel powerful...because it's not about sex, it's about control and power and rage. I've had an ex try to force himself on me because I left. I had 2 blind dates with absolutely no touching or serial talk involved where the man threatened me with rape or had admitted to having plans to assault me but I'd set up a protective bubble of people nearby and kept a knife on me. I have had complete strangers stalk and threaten me with rape. My sister was not even 5 when she was molested by a step-cousin. It is not about sex. It is about them feeling small and weak and wanting to hurt someone to make themselves feel better, and it can happen to anyone in their path. Nobody is exempt, and the closer you are to the wealthy and powerful, the more likely it is to happen to you, because they've got more skeletons in their closet than anyone. Don't push religious agendas on people, fucking use your brain for five seconds and think what that must be like. Think about how you would honestly feel if someone you knew or even trusted raped you and you had to carry that rape-created fetus to term, reliving that moment of fear and trauma over and over. And then you were shamed into raising it- so when you looked at your child, you daily were reminded of your rapist and being attacked. Worse yet, if your rapist was given rights to be a part of its life. Would you be able to sit there and live with that, without losing your mind? Without wanting to die? Sit there with that thought and then remember that this is the reality that's been created for so many women. Stop thinking of it being something that doesn't matter if it doesn't happen to you, because it can very easily be your reality. Resist apathy, it could cost you everything. Dissent loudly, because nobody will do it for you.
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