ok I’m still mad at that last comment about #metoo. one of my favorite books of all time is Laurie Halse Anderson’s (acclaimed, award-winning) young adult novel Speak. it’s about a 14-year-old who was raped, and the aftermath, and her recovery. so that’s a portrayal of “child rape in fiction” right? so you fucking bet I defend portrayals of rape in fiction because we need them. survivors need them, and people in general need them to understand how rape works, the effects it has on victims and how that connects to the larger culture. and that’s directly connected to the #metoo movement, not in opposition to it.
like you know people often have rape fantasies, right? and that this shouldn’t make them any less believable when they tell someone they have been raped? because one thing is a fantasy and the other thing is reality? can you tell the goddamn difference?
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