Today in Salt Lake City I protested for the 70th time in 70 days.
I cried most of the 2.5 hours I stood.
It was healing.
It was cleansing.
It was so deeply—so very bone-and-soul-deep, deeply—painful.
And infuriating.
And terrifying.
Tonight, I grieved.
#StandOnEveryCorner
I cried most of the 2.5 hours I stood.
It was healing.
It was cleansing.
It was so deeply—so very bone-and-soul-deep, deeply—painful.
And infuriating.
And terrifying.
Tonight, I grieved.
#StandOnEveryCorner
Today, in list after list of people who vouch for Brett Kavanaugh's honor, I heard loudly & clearly from my own US Senator:
A woman's voice does not, cannot, will not matter.
A man in power—a man with a lot to lose—can and will swiftly silence women who dare speak truth.
A woman's voice does not, cannot, will not matter.
A man in power—a man with a lot to lose—can and will swiftly silence women who dare speak truth.
Sexual assault is, by definition, nonconsensual.
Survivorship, too, is inherently nonconsensual.
Survival means making room for all emotions, all stages—fear, shame, fury, empowerment, posttraumatic growth—to co-exist.
You survive or you don't—but you don't get to choose.
Survivorship, too, is inherently nonconsensual.
Survival means making room for all emotions, all stages—fear, shame, fury, empowerment, posttraumatic growth—to co-exist.
You survive or you don't—but you don't get to choose.
So, idk. I mean, yeah, I am a survivor. And I'm growing at it—and into a space where grief and empowerment and action and advocacy coexist.
But that energy? That deep, abiding pain? That stays. Forever.
@SenFeinstein, please tell your constituent we believe her.
I believe her.
But that energy? That deep, abiding pain? That stays. Forever.
@SenFeinstein, please tell your constituent we believe her.
I believe her.
Someone, help.
This admin actively traumatizes, re-traumatizes, & gaslights. With impunity.
I haven't slept in months. My body aches. There's data—hundreds of studies. #ACEs kill.
This cannot keep on, unchecked.
Someone, please—please—help.
@ACLU
@Mochievous
@MichaelAvenatti
This admin actively traumatizes, re-traumatizes, & gaslights. With impunity.
I haven't slept in months. My body aches. There's data—hundreds of studies. #ACEs kill.
This cannot keep on, unchecked.
Someone, please—please—help.
@ACLU
@Mochievous
@MichaelAvenatti
There's this pervasive narrative that says that people who don't "get over" abuse and assault just aren't strong enough.
Maya Angelou was raped
And Oprah was raped
And Aretha was raped
And look at them—such strong examples of survival.
Stop.
No.
Listen to yourself.
Maya Angelou was raped
And Oprah was raped
And Aretha was raped
And look at them—such strong examples of survival.
Stop.
No.
Listen to yourself.
Maya and Oprah and Aretha accomplished wonderful, magnificent things.
Come at me with, "Wow, they're so strong despite their trauma," & all I hear is, "It's on survivors to rise above; to repair unchecked toxicity, misogyny, and violence. After the fact. Bc ppl just gonna rape."
Come at me with, "Wow, they're so strong despite their trauma," & all I hear is, "It's on survivors to rise above; to repair unchecked toxicity, misogyny, and violence. After the fact. Bc ppl just gonna rape."
Respectfully, kindly:
get
the
fuck
gone
with
that
victim-
blaming
bullshit.
In the name of Our Lady, the Blessed Beyoncé and may we be blessed with the cutting wit of one-hundred-and-seven-million Twitter burns by @chrissyteigen,
Amen
get
the
fuck
gone
with
that
victim-
blaming
bullshit.
In the name of Our Lady, the Blessed Beyoncé and may we be blessed with the cutting wit of one-hundred-and-seven-million Twitter burns by @chrissyteigen,
Amen
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