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These boys executed their stepfather who was raping their little sister. The man already had a warrant out for SA'ing another child, which is insane. Why was he allowed to walk free? Did the mother know about this?

But look at this comment. How appropriate is it to see THIS sentiment coming from a person with THIS username? Does that not just say it all?

THIS

Women made that app to protect themselves and each other, this is terrifying

This is why I’ll always choose the bear over a man

When he's a boy and hurts a little girl, he simply doesn't know better, boys will be boys.

When he's a teen and harasses a classmate, he's going through hormonal changes and not fully in control of himself yet, we shouldn't ruin his promising future over it.

When he's a young man and becomes violent and radicalized, he's another victim of the so called male loneliness epidemic and we should make an effort to help him out lest he hurts himself and others.

When he's a senior citizen and assaults a nurse, he's too old and senile to answer for his actions.

They are allowed grace in ways women are not.

Stuff like this always happen with every piece of media for children, and it's fucking awful. I couldn't fully escape it when I was a kid. I don't give a shit if it is your "freedom of speech" or "self expression".

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dylan farrow is a writer and advocate for survivors of sexual abuse. she has published two YA books, "hush" and it's sequel "veil". you can find her as realdylanfarrow on twitter and instagram. her abuser is woody allen.

virginia giuffre is an advocate for victims of sex trafficking. she created a non-profit organization for survivors based in the US under the name "speak out, act, reclaim" (SOAR). you can find her on instagram as virginia.giuffre.7. one of her abusers was jeffrey epstein.

lauren sivan is a reporter and actress. she has worked for broadcasts such as Fox, ESPN and NBC. she appeared in the movie taken 3. you can find her on instagram as idiotsivan. her abuser is harvey weinstein.

andrea constand was a basketball player, having played for canada's national team. now she is an advocate for mental health and environmentalism. you can find her on instagram as andreaconstand (she's also a psychedelic support therapist. independently of how i feel about that, inform yourself before signing up for anything). her abuser is bill cosby.

monica lewinsky is an activist against cyberbullying and has a master's degree in psychology. you can find her on instagram as monica_lewinsky. in her early 20s she was coerced into a sexual relationship with bill clinton, who abused his power as president to harass her.

cassie ventura is a famous singer, dancer, actress and model. you can find her on instagram as cassie. the man who raped and assaulted her is sean "diddy" comes.

elizabeth jean carrol is a writer, journalist and advice columnist. she had a colum in elle magazine that lasted three decades named "ask e. jean", in which she discussed themes of feminism and sex. many of her writings about womanhood, sports, true crime and more can be found online. she was sexually abused by donald trump.

bobbie phillips is an animal advocate, actress and martial artist, known for performing her own stunts and fighting scenes. during her 20s and 30s she was also a swimsuit model. the man who sexually assaulted her is les moonves.

wendy riss gatsiounis is screenwriter, tv writer and producer. she is better known for being the writer of the tv shows "the killing" and "reign", as well as a producer for "genius" on National Geographic. she was sexually harassed by dustin hoffman.

kim saeron was a model and actress. she started her career as a child and had big roles both on tv and film, as well as popular model gigs and advertisement. some of her most known works are "a girl at my door", "secret healer" and "bloodhounds". you can look at her, now set as memorialized, account on instagram by the username ron_sae. she was groomed and abused by kim soohyun.

delia dueñas, who went by "pepsi paloma", was an actress, dancer and model. she was discovered when she was a teen and introduced to the industry who sexualized her. she was gangraped by two of the "sotto brothers": vic sotto and joey de leon.

amanda white is a producer. she worked in "good will hunting" and produced "i'm still here", "kill theory" and "the people speak". in 2008 she became a partner and producer in iam8bit, a video game publisher and artist collective company. she was sexually harassed by casey affleck.

“House girls” are domestic servants, usually late teens though I have seen girls as young as six or seven, employed by middle and upper class families. They do everything from cooking and cleaning to caring for the elderly and young children and get very little wages. Most times these girls never see a penny of their wages- it’s all sent to their families. In Nigeria, these girls tend to come from very impoverished families living in border towns and often times do not speak the language before being sent to these families that exploit them.

Due to their young age, lack of any family nearby or money, poor education, and Nigeria’s legal system, these girls are overwhelmingly subject to sexual abuse at the hands of their male employers. In fact there is a common trope in media of the “husband cheating with the house girl and replacing the “madam” of the house. And when these men impregnate these girls, they are sent back to their villages in shame while the cycle continues.

They also face lots of other abuse. One of my mother’s friends was a “house girl” in the 70s when she was just thirteen and she was only given mouldy food and left overs to eat for most of her childhood. she once told me of a time where she was so thirsty, she drank the dirty water her abusers had used to wash their hands. I have also seen “house girls” physically beaten by their abusers and subject to horrific punishments- once as a child I saw a very young girl forced to ride in the boot of a car while all the employers children threw their imported backpacks at her.

There have also been situations in which families immigrate and arrange to bring their house girls with them. They continue to abuse them and when these girls manage to break free, they face deportation and further exploitation.

1) Does the abusive man blow up to his friends? His parents? Other family (outside of nuclear family)? His boss? People important for his career? If not, his anger is clearly controllable. He is not ruled by his impulses or feelings like he may claim to the abused woman.

2) When he flies into an abusive rage and destroys things, whose things does he destroy? His objects? The things he uses? Or does he destroy (almost exclusively) the woman’s things. This also demonstrates that when he APPEARS out of control, his anger/rage is controlled for his own interest.

Rapists do not rape indiscriminately, they rape when they feel that the conditions will protect them from consequences. They rape to harm women, put them in their place, and intimidate women as a class.

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