04-29-2022, 07:02 PM
(04-29-2022, 12:58 PM)CloeHokie Wrote: This sums up my feelings.
I will say to all who keep saying she waited 2 years just got the money. Many women have a hard time coming forward after a rape. It's embarrassing and shameful to them at the time and they are often even worried about people accusing them of lying etc. Waiting does NOT make her the bad guy or mean that it didn't happen.
But I agree with pally here. Don't know what to think of this at the moment
Women have been taught since the dawn of time that rape is not taken seriously. It is not embarassment or shame that keeps a woman from reporting...it is fear.
Fear they won't be believed (huge huge huge factor)
Fear that somehow it will be her fault because of her behavior or the way she dressed
Fear that she will be treated like the perpetrator not the victim
Fear her entire life will be on display
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