When it comes to surviving sexual assault, there’s power in refusing to be silent. ; A new video from Buzzfeed Yellow ;beautifully brings this message to light, with three very different survivors of assault, one of them a man, reciting a poem that describes ;”what no one tells you about being assaulted.” ; The first three lines of the poem, recited by each member of the trio, emphasize the ongoing stereotypes about victims of assault: “It happened to me even though I’m a guy.” “It happened to me even though I wasn’t wearing revealing clothing.” “I wasn’t drunk or inebriated.” ; The …
When it comes to surviving sexual assault, there’s power in refusing to be silent. ;
A new video from Buzzfeed Yellow ;beautifully brings this message to light, with three very different survivors of assault, one of them a man, reciting a poem that describes ;”what no one tells you about being assaulted.” ;
The first three lines of the poem, recited by each member of the trio, emphasize the ongoing stereotypes about victims of assault:
“It happened to me even though I’m a guy.”
“It happened to me even though I wasn’t wearing revealing clothing.”
“I wasn’t drunk or inebriated.” ;
The poem goes on to describe the many challenges that some survivors must face, including being in a “perpetual state of PTSD,” and feeling guilty, embarrassed, and afraid of sharing their stories.
But the poem ends on a hopeful note. ;
“I am not a victim, I am a survivor,” the trio recite together. “It happened to me, but I am more than a statistic. I am not damaged goods. I am healing.” ; ;
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