A woman has the right to her body. It is her own not anyone else's. She has the right to dress it, move it, give it or withhold it whenever she pleases. It is her fundamental human right, nothing changes that, not even marriage.
It doesn't matter what she wears. It doesn't matter that she stays out late at night. It doesn't matter that she drinks and flirts with you. It doesn't matter that she is on her own. It doesn't matter that she is your wife, girlfriend or partner. It doesn't matter that she walks a certain way or talks a certain way. It doesn't matter that she said yes the first time. Rape is never the survivors fault.
Rape is theft of a higher kind. It is a violation of body and soul and there is not and can never be any justification for it. It is a crime.
If you are one who is quick to judge survivors, know this, you are standing on the side as the perpetrators and you are supporting a culture of silence which allows rapists to continue undeterred.
Nobody wants to be stolen from, as you would not accuse the victim of theft, so you should never ever accuse a rape survivor of inviting rape. Before you judge, STOP!!! And think. It could be your mother, sister, friend, granny etc. Tomorrow.
Join the conversation, #speakoutagainstrape and break the culture of silence.
