I fight Rape Culture because

When I told my ex boyfriend about my rape

He ‘forgave’ me.

I fight Rape Culture because

I saw my baby sister age overnight

As she told me about her best friend getting molested.

I fight Rape Culture because

My closest friend was abused as a child

And he told nobody but me.

It took him 13 years to open up.

I fight Rape Culture because

My friends admit to letting their partners fuck them when they don’t want it

Then laugh it off as typical male behaviour.

I fight Rape Culture because

Saying that you’re raping someone is perfectly acceptable

If you’re playing a video game.

I fight Rape Culture because

Men tell me they are insulted when women walking in front of them start to walk faster.

As if their ego is more important than our safety.

I fight Rape Culture because

If I tell somebody their rape joke isn’t funny

I am told that I’m uptight.

I fight Rape Culture because

It won’t die out

Unless we kill it ourselves.