In her first public statements, Christine Blasey Ford recounted details from her alleged encounter with the Supreme Court nominee when they were both teenagers.
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#WhyIDidntReport because the next morning everyone in the house clapped as if they were proud this 19yo “man” had sex with me. #WhyIDidntReport because he was married to my (much older cousin,) and he told me that if I said anything he would have to go to jail and there would be no money for her and their baby– and everyone would blame me. Laurie Halse Anderson September 21, 2018 Is there a Senator’s aide who can compile the best of this hashtag into a doc to be read aloud in the Kavanaugh hearing? #WhyIDidntReport /hnGwJ8oRVb I didn’t report cuz I was afraid Dad would shoot the boy and go to jail and it would be my fault. I was 10 years old & prior to this Tweet I’d only told one person ever - 20 years after it happened. He was a cool older neighbor & I wanted him to like me. My parents were violent alcoholics & I didn’t want to be beaten. It’s still too personal and horrifying and it was over 32 years ago. I was ready to post what happened but had to delete. He was my teacher and a member of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. is a white supremacist September 22, 2018 I thought the cops would tell me I had a man inside me and it didn’t matter how he got there, so I must have liked it. #WhyIDidntReport I’m trans, was molested as a child, and gay. When I dead report as an adult I was told you’re gay you probably liked it by the police. #WhyIDidntReport I was 9 years old it was from 2 guys a day before my dad’s funeral. techno not tide pods September 22, 2018 Was asked if I didn’t just regret having sex because the officer knew “how promiscuous the gays are” #WhyIDidntReport Was told 10 times the penalty for filing a false report I waited over 20 years to report my sexual abuser.īecause I feared no one would believe me.īecause I thought suicide was easier than telling 1 person #WhyIDidntReport #WhyIDidntReport because the first time I did for a serious sexual assault as a teenager nothing came of it, and later I felt that I wasn’t important enough to make a big deal over.
The image is a permanent color polaroid in my mind. I never did until I was in my 30s and married. I NEVER told because my aunt told me NEVER to tell anyone. While many said they feared repercussions, others talked about stigma and how often victims were blamed for such incidents.īecause I thought everyone would say I asked for itīecause I thought this was just what happened when you partied too hardīecause I thought no one would believe me Even actor Ashley Judd came forward to school Trump. A number of survivors, women and men, took to Twitter and used the hashtag #WhyIDidntReport to state why they didn’t file a complaint at the time incidents of assault took place. Twitterati were irked by his ignorance and insensitive response in the matter.