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She’s not asking what you’re gonna tell your daughter, she’s asking what you’re gonna teach your son.

Andrea Gibson- Blue Blanket. (via lecoeur-lourd)

SlutWalk Seattle: The Top 5 Quotes About Rape from Republican Men

agvnotes:

These are the best GOP rape quotes I could find - but message me if you have more! Let’s hold these people accountable. 

1. Todd Akin: “If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways of shutting that whole thing down” - mid 2012 Senate Campaign 

2. Claytie Williams: “If it’s inevitable, just relax and enjoy it” - mid 1990 Gubernatorial race in Texas 

3.  Chuck Winder: “I would hope that when a woman goes in to a physician with a rape issue, that physician will indeed ask her about perhaps her marriage, was this pregnancy caused by normal relations in a marriage or was it truly caused by a rape. I assume that’s part of the counseling that goes on.” - March 2012 

4.  Ken Buck: “A jury could very well conclude that this is a case of buyer’s remorse … It appears to me … you invited him over… the appearance is of consent.” - October 2010 

5. Rick Santorum: “I think the right approach is to accept this horribly created — in the sense of rape — but nevertheless a gift in a very broken way, the gift of human life, and accept what God has given to you… rape victims should make the best of a bad situation.” - January, 2012 

projectunbreakable: The Poster Reads:It began when I was 15, and continued until I was 18. Undetected by several shades of gray. An innocent friendship turned into a confusing relationship. I had convinced myself it was consensual. But you were my high school teacher. And you were nearly 50. Married. And a father. And you knew I was Autistic.  Click here to learn more about Project Unbreakable. (trigger warning)

projectunbreakable:

The Poster Reads:

It began when I was 15, and continued until I was 18. Undetected by several shades of gray. An innocent friendship turned into a confusing relationship. I had convinced myself it was consensual. But you were my high school teacher. And you were nearly 50. Married. And a father. And you knew I was Autistic. 
 
Click here to learn more about Project Unbreakable. (trigger warning)

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Rape is the only crime in which the victim becomes the accused.

Freda Adler