Stanford rape when is this ever okay

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Stanford rape, when is this ever okay?

I am outspoken about this subject because it is near and dear to my heart and even after all these years, we are still in the dark ages about this topic.

This Stanford University student was typical, handsome, rich and privileged, so because of this we should all give him a free pass to rape someone?

His father thinks so, even to publicly say it was only 15 minutes, like because his son was fast, it didn't count? Are you frigging serious?

That 15 minutes will replay over and over in that poor young girls mind, millions of times, she will remember this 10 years from now, 20 years, even 40 years from now, believe me when I tell you this.

Its been 37 years for me and every time I hear a sickening story like this, it brings me right back to that day, like it was yesterday.

I can remember every detail, every emotion, even down to what the grass smelled like when he was done with me and threw me out of the car on the side of the road, how my lungs burned as I ran and ran for hours afterwards, how my skin burned from trying to scrub him off of me over and over until I collapsed in the bottom of the tub, my tears mixing with the now cold water, how I laid there for God knows how long tears racking my body,   how his face cursed my dreams night after night.
No, that "15 minutes" took over my life for years and years to come.

It took years of drug and alcohol addiction, years of guilt for me ( because I knew him and took a ride with him) Years of hatred towards him, years of therapy, until I finally came to forgiveness, because I knew I couldn't move on without doing that, it was more for me than him, believe me.

But 37 years later I read this or a story like this and even though I am at an amazing place in my life now, I still go there, its just how it is.

Why is it still okay to justify this behavior? Why do we still have the good olde boys club in place letting this still happen? Why aren't more people crying out to stop these injustices?

If it was your mother, your sister, your wife, you better believe men would step up faster and louder but its a  them, not us, attitude today, it could never happen to us they think, wake up! 

This is not just a walk in the park when someone jumps out and rapes you issue, this is a common problem especially in our colleges, with over privileged boys not having to own their actions.

When will we realize when a women says no, it means no period, end of story!

Doesn't matter if she knows him, doesn't matter if they are dating, doesn't even matter if you are married, it is a women's body and her choice, so when she says no, thats it, cross that line and you buddy, become a common rapist, there is no sugar coating that!

So no, rich, untouchable Stanford University rapist dad, its not "just 15 minutes" it will never be 15 minutes for this young girl and it will never be okay, never!

So today my friends, stand up for what's right, stand up for a women's choice, speak out against this and the many other unthinkable crimes that are going on all over this world to women.
Do what's right...this is never okay.

"Be the change you want to see"
 
"And just when the caterpillar thought his life over...he turned into a beautiful butterfly"

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