re: #348 A Mom Anon

No, it’s gaslighting. This is what rapists and abusers do. And as far as I’m concerned, she might as well been in the room where Dr. Ford was assaulted or in any other room where shit like this occurs, because she’s an accomplice to this culture being SO concerned about a man’s life that the trail of victims he left behind are nothing but shit on the bottom of their shoes. And yes, I’m fucking angry. And heartbroken.

They just ensured that Dr. Ford relived her trauma for nothing. Worse than nothing, she’s become the posterchild for ‘lying slut’ for a vast swath of America the same way Trayvon Martin was the posterchild for ‘criminal thug’ for the crime of walking back from a convenience store in his father’s neighborhood.

They’ve ensured that this country, by law, will not only treat sexual assault and rape victims like they don’t matter, but sent the message that ‘you speak up, you will be destroyed because you need to be put in your place’. It’s a reminder that they hold all the power, and they will hold all the power in perpetuity, and to fight back simply will make them stronger because they will always be the ones believed, not you, not ever.

It’s beating victims back into the shadows, forever.