Dylan Farrow Responds to Woody Allen: 'Distortions and Outright Lies'

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41. One can choose to resist rape culture

rather than propagating it by assuming a victim is lying or unable to tell what happened to her. One can stop standing up for pedophiles and rapists and assuming they have more credibility than children and women. One can stop telling women to keep silent rather than giving voice to their experiences in an effort to spread awareness of child sexual abuse and rape culture, and the horrendous indifference there is to it. One can realize that Dylan is like hundreds of girls abused by family members today alone. One can care about their experiences and think about what they can do to encourage prosecution of sexual assault.

One can recognize that women and girls are entitled to basic human rights: control over their bodies and the ability to consent, as well as the right to speak in public about their experiences and concerns.