17 November 2011

White Ribbon

[trigger warning on links for discussion of rape, violent assault, self-harm]

Having finally caught up with my feedreader, I discovered some sad news. A very charming and clever gold blogger has experienced severe trauma and is in need of some comfort. Please take a moment to give her some support, and consider donating to the White Ribbon Campaign, an organization that focuses on encouraging men and boys to stop violence against women.


Of course it wouldn't be the real world without a heaping dose of rape culture, so there is an unhappy individual calling her a liar. You should definitely read the takedown of shitty ideas like that on Flavor Text Lore and Apple Cider Mage. I'm so frustrated by the whole thing that all I can manage is fuck you very much, you don't get to tell assault victims how they should or would act like you know better. The appropriate response to this is "I'm here for you, what can I do to help?"

1 comment:

  1. I'm so frustrated by the whole thing that all I can manage is fuck you very much, you don't get to tell assault victims how they should or would act like you know better. The appropriate response to this is "I'm here for you, what can I do to help?"

    /applaud

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