People often make demands of me regarding what I did to “cause” my own rape. They insist upon asking why I didn’t fight back or react in the way they […]
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I hate doing it, but talk of war always forces me to thin out the fellow vets in my friends lists. More of you are outing yourselves with racist banter, […]
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I really miss this guy’s anti-war perspectives – especially right now, so I meme’d him. Feel free to share.
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I’ve talked previously about my female rapist. I’ve not talked much about a form of sexual assault that is often downplayed or dismissed – groping. When my (then) girlfriend’s bestie […]
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Those who have followed my posts on social media, know that music is my self-care. It has been since I was a teenager. While I own thousands of albums and […]
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I’ve been saying this shit for years regarding the snobbery puritanism over ebooks, which have been around since at least the 80s, traded or sold originally on floppy disks. Also, […]
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STOP Saying These Things to Survivors – A Public Service Announcement by SurvivorTribe December 21, 2019 Are you a survivor who is fed up with the stupid sh*t people […]
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Literally every victim-shaming conversation I’ve ever had: Rando Internet Victim-Shamer: I wanna fight! Me: How about I just respond to your totally legit, not at all loaded or victim-shamey question […]
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One of the more damaging aspects of non-trauma-informed new agey “counseling” techniques is the expectation that survivors must do emotional labor for abusers and victim-shamers, such as: Forgiveness Ignoring victim-shamers […]
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Recent high-profile disclosures of sexual assault, rape and harassment have fostered an environment that has empowered many victims and survivors to come forward. Unfortunately, the rape apologists and celebrity stans […]
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