"Why didn't she say something?"

[Lyricalinklines]

12. THIS. THIS is how we have women whose voices have been stifled!

THIS. This is how young girl voices become ... stifled by the time she's a teenager. This is how girls wings become clipped.

Then she has a part time job and been groomed by family/school officials/society that there's nothing she can do about unwanted behavior from males. She has internalized the message to be that she's the problem. THIS is how we come to have a society in which abusive behavior persists.

THIS is why women speaking up now is important.
THIS is why LISTENING to her is important.

Yes, hearing such from a young girl, or even women, is uncomfortable.
Yes, hearing such from a young girl means you've a responsibility to act according to that responsibility to get help and protect the girl.
THAT'S WHAT ADULTS NEED DO.

Please understand the fact girls do speak up! Yet women with their wings clipped continue to groom the young girls when they do speak out.

Girls need be believed when they do, supported when they do and protected.
Women need understand they don't have to accept unwanted behavior from men...they can say no without fear of job loss. They need speak up. They need be supported by other women!

Men need to not tolerate unwanted behavior displayed by males.

Each time young boys see young girls blamed for his/their behavior, he's being enabled to continue what he's been asked to be stopped. And as human nature is, he'll continue testing those boundaries until he understands them.

A boy who sees his actions bring consequences will be a man with self control.

A girl whose voice is supported will learn to use it appropriately.

Girls need grow up with their voices intact, unrestrained their body is theirs and they have complete control over it.

And boys need grow up understanding self control means stopping any action another human considers hurtful.

Respect. All the way around.