Posts tagged TRAUMA
I Didn't Fight, I Didn't Run, and I Didn't Freeze.

The recent Aziz Ansari story brings nuance to the ideals of what sexual violence and predatory actions look like. Often times, coercion and manipultion–two forms of abuse are swept under the rug because they are so prevalent in our society. Sex and sexual acts are looked at as things to be taken from women and femmes, not something women and femmes can willingly engage. Predatory behavior is normalized and leaves victims and survivors in the gray areas unaccounted for in our conversations around rape culture. 

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