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I don& #39;t think men know just how often women are sexually harassed, assaulted, & raped. They just want us to "adapt" & "move on".
To give some examples of what we live with, I& #39;m making a thread with #IAdaptedWhenIWas, age, then one thing that happened per tweet. Feel free to add.
To give some examples of what we live with, I& #39;m making a thread with #IAdaptedWhenIWas, age, then one thing that happened per tweet. Feel free to add.
#IAdaptedWhenIWas 17/18. I spoke to police, wanting to report my boyfriend for raping me. I was told there was nothing for them to do & that I should grow up. They laughed as I walked away in tears, completely humiliated & alone.
#IAdaptedWhenIWas 23. I was sexually assaulted by a stranger on my way home from work. My dad told me the next day that if I had a boyfriend, stuff like that wouldn& #39;t happen. Also, if the guy kept touching me after I said no "then he& #39;s a bad guy & you shouldn& #39;t be around him."
#IAdaptedWhenIWas 22. A taxi driver who bragged about being in the military & commented on women being too aggressive in Canada, locked me in his cab until I agreed to give him my number for his own "personal use".
#IAdaptedWhenIWas 14. A friend of mine came over to my house & forced me to give him a blowjob. It was my first major sexual experience. He told everyone at school. I lost most of my friends & my girlfriend dumped me for being a slut.
#IAdaptedWhenIWas 15. A 40 year old man who was part of my friend group called me jailbait & said he wanted to take pictures of me at his house while his wife was working. I said I didn& #39;t think we should, he grabbed my hand & said, "We& #39;ll start with your clothes on".
#IAdaptedWhenIWas 24. I told a man online I wasn& #39;t into poetry. He said everything you can think of. The usual "bitch" "cunt" "ugly" "whore" & also that I& #39;d better hope he never sees me IRL because "all feminists deserve to be beaten black & blue".
#IAdaptedWhenIWas 18. I had left my abusive boyfriend & my friend went to get my things a week later. Laptop was fried. I took it to a guy to hopefully retrieve the data. There was child porn everywhere. The guy believed me & didn& #39;t tell anyone.
#IAdaptedWhenIWas 15. I was at a LAN party, then left with a pal to get something from his house. Back at the party, he told everyone I tried to fuck him. "What a slut".
#IAdaptedWhenIWas 14. My French grade was 98%. The teacher was a known pervert. I asked him one day to please stop staring at my chest. Then he "lost" all my work going forward & I nearly failed the class.
#IAdaptedWhenIWas 13. My school principal made me very uncomfortable. I asked for help & was told I was exaggerating, lying. He committed suicide a few years later after being found out for molesting his female students. Again. This wasn& #39;t the first time. He was new in town.
#IAdaptedWhenIWas 18. I politely told a man I was uninterested when he asked me out. He spat on me & called me an ugly cunt.
#IAdaptedWhenIWas 17. I was texting with a 45 year old friend (small town nerd/gamer group. Age differences not unusual) He started being sexually explicit & asked me for sex. He had had a lengthy sexual relationship with my Mum 2 years prior.
#IAdaptedWhenIWas 15. I was drinking whiskey with 3 friends my age & got so drunk I couldn& #39;t walk. One of them half carried me to my room & then raped me while I was barely conscious. I still can& #39;t remember most of it.
My dad still has him over for brunch when he& #39;s in town.
My dad still has him over for brunch when he& #39;s in town.
#IAdaptedWhenIWas 18. I refused a man& #39;s sexual advance. He said that he would have his dogs tear me limb from limb.
#IAdaptedWhenIWas 18. I dumped my abusive boyfriend & he started harassing/stalking me with daily calls & abuse. I broke down one night & called a help line. The lady at the help line said I was obsessed & needed to either get back with him or "get over it".
#IAdaptedWhenIWas 25. I posted about my experiences. A man laughed & gleefully talked about how much men must love raping me.
#IAdaptedWhenIWas 12&13&14&15&16&17&18&19&20&21&22&23&24&25&26&27&28&29. A stranger said I& #39;d be beautiful if my hair was longer. If only -le sigh-
#IAdaptedWhenIWas 25. A woman I was interested in visited my home. I wanted to stay dressed. She wouldn& #39;t take no for an answer. She raped me.
#IAdaptedWhenIWas 25. A man stopped me on the street to ask if I was wearing a bra under my sweater. I said it was none of his business. He got mad I wouldn& #39;t say & reached out to grab one of my breasts.
