Reply #210: I am sorry if it appears I have handcuffed anyone. [View All]

[demgurl]

In all of my posts I have tried to be honest and straight forward. I have interacted with people who feel differently than I do but I do not believe I have gotten upset, told them off or called them names. I have tried to be very respectful so that the true message does not get lost.

I could post on a 'safer' forum but then that defeats the purpose of this whole thread. It is here that people are posting items that negatively impact rape victims and how are those people supposed to know the consequences of what they say if it is not brought to their attention.

Another point, of this thread, (not necessarily the OP but of the thread) is that rape victims are often made to feel the need to keep quiet and the more we all speak out the more acceptable it will be to speak about it as well as report that crime.

I wondered, in another post, if people found this funny because they feel the child is more than willing. I thank you for addressing that and, I assume, that you do not think it is a crime since it is 'consensual'. I will not discuss my differing opinion unless you want to come back and invite me to converse about it. After much reflection, the only way I could think it would be funny at all is if people felt no crime had been committed. You have confirmed this for me.

Being a rape victim does not mean everything I say is accurate or right but it does mean that if I express an opinion about how it effects people like me, and many people who were victims reiterate what I say, then perhaps there is legitimacy for what we echo for each other.

I hope no one you know ever gets raped. I hope if they do go through something that horrific that it will be in a time and place where they can stand proud knowing they did no wrong and send the guy to jail.