The fact that the Epstein class was revealed to have killed, raped, and EATEN children and babies and it DIDN'T stop the world dead in it's tracks and create a sense of urgency to remove the current administration is beyond me.
In honour of Ao3 moving out of beta I think we need to remind everyone that ao3 was founded to fight censorship. Literally made as an Archive for fan works because every other site would delete “problematic” works or cave to outside pressures
If you don’t like that, leave.
Remarried Empress now being considered slop by so many people is so interesting, because I remember when the manhwa first came out and everybody treated it like a masterpiece. I’m glad we’ve all grown as a society and realized it’s classist and misogynistic garbage
Date romantic men who like to plan dates and buy flowers instead of dating nonchalant men and trying to force them into something they think is pointless and unnecessary.
People often ask me why I speak publicly about grooming gangs and child sexual exploitation, and why I hold MPs to account regardless of party.
This is why.
In 1998, my teenage sister was abducted and subjected to hours of rapes and sodomy, he left her for dead. What was done to her changed the course of her life. She lives with severe mental illness and addiction, which are recognised consequences of prolonged childhood sexual trauma. She has received no meaningful, consistent support since the offence occurred.
Because of that trauma, her children were removed from her care. I know this intimately, because I fostered two of them. They are my niece and nephews. Our family has lived with the impact of this crime for more than 27 years.
The man responsible was convicted of multiple offences involving underage girls. At the time of sentencing, in open court, he shouted that he would come back and sexually assault every woman and child in our family. That threat was made while judgment was being passed.
He was given a lengthy prison sentence.
Since then, I have been repeatedly drawn back into the justice system through parole reviews. During the pandemic, Humberside Police’s serious crime unit contacted me to inform me he was again being considered for release.
I provided a victim impact statement on my sister’s behalf, because she is not well enough to do so herself.
What is less often understood is that the harm did not end with my sister.
Because of the threats made in court, and further conduct over time, I required legal protection. A non-molestation order and an exclusion zone were put in place to protect me, my children, and other women in our family.
I am now also formally recognised as a victim of his actions.
After serving over two decades in custody, he was released and then recalled to prison within months for breaching his licence conditions. He is currently back in custody. I am never told the full details. I am simply summoned again, year after year, to repeat the same process.
This is not a political position I have adopted.
This is not something I have joined late.
This is my family’s lived reality.
This is why I speak.
This is why I refuse silence.
This is why safeguarding and accountability matter to me.
When I talk about child sexual exploitation, I am not speculating. I am describing a life my family has lived for more than two decades.
My position is clear.
Life should mean life, I will continue to fight for life without parole for child rapists.
Medical professionals actually debating legalizing brain dead women as surrogates.
Bodies kept 'alive' just to grow babies for others. We're not people just walking incubators even in death. 😒🤦🏾♀️
"My son was sitting at his desk when a bully walked up and punched him in the face. My son didn't swing back. He just put his arms up to block the next hit.
The teacher saw it all.
The result? Both kids got a 3-day suspension.
I stormed into the Principal’s office. 'Why is my son suspended? He was the victim!'
The Principal sighed. 'Our policy states that anyone involved in a physical altercation is suspended. It takes two to fight.'
'It takes one to punch!' I yelled. 'You are teaching him that self-defense is a crime.'
'We have a zero-tolerance policy,' he repeated like a robot.
So, the lesson is: If someone hits you, stand there and take it, or you're in trouble too."
~Anonymous
For men to experience the hormonal shift women experience after ovulation every month, their testosterone would need to crash by about 50% over one weekend. That kind of drop naturally happens over many decades for men, not in the two days it takes for women every month.
my mom once told me "accountability will always feel like an attack when you are not ready to acknowledge how your behavior harms others" and that shit is real.
@hell_line0 That is high-level professional integrity. Therapy can actually be dangerous in abusive dynamics because it gives the abuser more tools to manipulate. Seeing experts prioritize her safety over a paycheck is rare and powerful. Glad they gave her a real lifeline.