Because one in six American women will be victims of rape in their lifetime.
Because it happens to men too.
Thankfully, there were only a few, but even so, it was upsetting.
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Why do these women feel the need to draw attention to themselves?
It doesnt seem like people get it.
Why do we feel the need to draw attention to this?
Because those apps are necessary.
Because there is a product out there calledGoGuarded, designed for women to wear while exercising outside alone.
Its a ring with a serrated plastic blade so that defense can be accessed at a seconds notice.
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Because that product is necessary.
Because none of the men I know carry pepper spray on their key chains.
Because another percentage of women I know have chosen not to write those words on their statuses.
BecauseElliot Rodgerdumped a latte on two women in 2011 because they did not smile at him.
Because three years later, he shot 20 people at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
I dont know why you girls arent attracted to me but I will punish you for it.
Its an injustice, a crime…I dont know what you dont see in me.
Because one in six American women will be victims of rape in their lifetime.
Because it happens to men too.
Because this movement has been referred to as a political bandwagon.
Because I have been mocked for my weight by strange men I dont know.
Because Id better watch out.
Because we were in a relationship so it didnt count.
Because I have dozens more examples.
Because the men who love us will suffer too.
Because the me too movement is still dependent on the victims taking action and not the perpetrators.
Because we elected a president who bragged about sexually assaulting women.
Because he is not the first politician to be accused of doing so without consequence.
Because none of those men were held accountable.
Because Casey Affleck won the Oscar for his incredible performance in Manchester by the Sea.
Because allegations of assault werent enough to take him out of the running.
Let me know if you need more examples.
