Keep misandry out of feminism

[Dont call me Shirley]

171. I am a woman. I have experienced sexual assault repeatedly. My perpetrators have not been held

accountable. I have been blamed for being raped. I have been shunned by the community for being raped. I have been told I wanted it. I have been called numerous vile names. I have been called a liar for telling. I have been expected to "put out" since I was raped, because I was raped. I have been sexually assaulted by family, by strangers and each time I was told it was my fault.

This okayness with rape has to stop! Rape itself has to stop. Rape is a theft of a human life.

Men, if you don't force yourself on women then stand up for us, too many of you remain silent!

Males, who force yourselves on women, get a grip on yourselves, learn real self control, learn that if you are not welcome then you can't have it! Women are not possessions for you to take at will!

Women, for goodness sakes, stick up for your sisters! Too many of you jump on the victim-blaming victim-shaming bandwagon.

We, who have lived through these traumatic experiences are damaged, stunned, afraid, angry, saddened. It takes us much compassion and a long time to heal from these deep psychic gouges.

We all have the right to be innocent until proven guilty, that is the american tradition. But we also have the right to be safe in our persons. We are equal, that we are not equal is an illusion. No one person has the right to take anything from another.