Rape

*They told me.*

Don't dress provocatively.

Then they raped a woman covered from head to toe.

*They told me.*

Don't stay out late.

Then they tore away clothes from a girl of fourteen in broad daylight.

*They told me.*

Don't travel alone at night.

Then they beat up the man she was traveling with for safety.

*They told me.*

Don't take public transportation after sundown.

Then they surrounded her car on bikes while shouting obscenities

 as she was driving back home.

*They told me.*

Don't hangout with male friends once I "grow up".

They they raped a three month baby girl.

*They told me.*

Get a male friend to drop you home.

Then they pointed and called her a slut when she did.

*They told me.*

Don't stay late at work.

Then they made her feel like she was the only one who didn't "contribute" as much as others do by staying back.

*They told me.*

They had strict harassment policies.

Then they told her to reconsider when she reported her boss for groping her.

*They told me.*

Don't smile at strangers.

Then they called her a cold bitch.

*They told me.*

Carry a scarf.

Then they threw bottles of acid at her which erased the scarf along with her face.

*They told me.*

Don't take that dark road.

Then they pinched her at the crossroads that afternoon.

*They told me.*

Carry Pepper spray.

Then they flashed her from afar while she was on her way to school.

*They told me.*

Don't drink too much.

Then they drank and mixed drugs in my water.

*They told me.*

Cover up.

Then they didn't care if it was a meter of cloth covering her up or 5 meters of it while they tore it away.

*They told me.*

Keep someone on the phone while you walk.

Then they made a video with the same phone while they drugged and raped her.

*They told me*. *They told me*. *They told me*.

*Be Careful, Be Careful, Be CAREFUL.*

*I WAS*. *I AM*. *I WILL BE.*

*I did everything you told me.*

*Now tell me what I did wrong.*

*I agree*. #Not all men.

But do you even understand.

#Allwomen. #Eachoneofus.

My mother. Me. My daughter.

Your mother. Your wife. Your daughter.

All Women.

Do you even understand?

So don't tell me what to do.

*Tell them.*

*To Understand Consent*. 

*To Understand RESPECT*. 

*To Understand RESPONSIBILITY*.

              *_NOT TO RAPE_*.

I wonder if you hate us. 

I wonder why you hate us.

Logic. Emotions. Saying. Asking.

We have tried everything.

*I don't know what else to say.*

*What else to ask for.*

*What Else IS LEFT.*

          *EXCEPT EMPTINESS.*

                       *AND*

                     *ANGER*.

Forwarded from a Whtsup Group.