Honestly.
While I was in my last year of high school 2009, I came across this image. Even when I have gone through and deleted images I have never been able to delete this one. I keep it because even though right now I don't believe it, one day I will. I can see the beauty in others and their bodies but not my own. One day I know I will be at that place in recovery where I can believe it.
2011 SLUTWALK - DC.
This image is very powerful. This young lady is the meaning of courage. As someone who knows what it is like to have such incidents happen in their lifetime it takes the utmost courage to stand up and admit that society had made "Rape Culture" acceptable.
Rape culture is ignoring that there is very little incentive to report a rape; it’s a terrible experience with the small likelihood of justice being served. With the statistics showing that out of every 100 rapes: 46 get reported to the police; 12 lead to an arrest; 9 get prosecuted; 5 lead to a felony conviction; 3 rapists will even spend a single day in prison. The other 97 will walk free.
Something needs to seriously change.
Rape culture is ignoring that there is very little incentive to report a rape; it’s a terrible experience with the small likelihood of justice being served. With the statistics showing that out of every 100 rapes: 46 get reported to the police; 12 lead to an arrest; 9 get prosecuted; 5 lead to a felony conviction; 3 rapists will even spend a single day in prison. The other 97 will walk free.
Something needs to seriously change.