Is it normal as a female i don't support me too

I am a female and a survivor of sexual abuse however I can't in good conscience support the me too movement. I think that coming out with unsupported and unprovable claims years, or decades later, is reckless and irresponsible.

When I think of this topic I put myself in the shoes of the accused who is unable to prove his innocence and think it goes against the very nature of this country. I would be distraught and perhaps suicidal if I was accused like that and was innocent.

If you were abused, molested or in any way harmed please come forward immediately and get justice, however personally, if you wait years or decades I feel you've given up your right to say anything.

It's horrific, any way I look at it.

Do any other survivors feel this way.

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Comments ( 26 )
  • mm6969

    Women should not get a free pass. If they cry rape and it is found out that it was a lie. The woman should go to prison you don't reward bad behaviors in a civilized society.

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    • cipro

      Well said. They should be hanged.

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  • Dembai

    It isn't normal because you seem to have a completely backwards idea of what it is about. It isn't about internet vengeance no matter how many times idiots say it, most of the women who are using it are just saying that it's happened. It happened. That's it. They aren't saying the results. They aren't calling out who did it. Many of us don't even know who it was because we were too young.

    While some big names have been called out without any proof, oftentimes fear or shame keeps a victim from doing anything in the moment. That doesn't mean they weren't victims and that they don't deserve support.

    The whole thing is about saying that it happened out loud. It happened. And when men see the sheer amounts they can stop dismissing how common it is by realizing that every girl they ever knew has experienced it...and that it is a problem.

    Me too isn't about destroying men. It's about destroying the illusion that rape and sexual assaults are uncommon and only happen to certain types of women. It's about saying the issue is endemic and has no boundaries as to who is made a victim or why.

    As for me I was five. I only know the first name of one of the teens who raped me. Three of them. And how could I submit that police report? I told my own mother than I was 16 and she straight up told me she didn't believe it happened. I'm 37 now.

    And the worst part is that the guys who did it I know did it to several other kids too. Who knows if they ever stopped?

    Me too isn't about making men scared. It's about bringing attention, finally, to the truth of how common the situation is.

    If a man is scared by this...maybe he knows that he has rapped or assaulted or harassed...and maybe he needs to goddamn apologize instead of screaming about unfounded internet vigilaniltism.

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    • kelili

      You worded my thoughts so correctly!

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    • I didn't mention the internet in my post.

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  • bigbudchonga

    It makes me scared to date tbh. You don't know if any physical contact is going to be taken as "sexual assault." Here in the UK one minister got brought up in a scandal because he patted someone on the knee, and an autistic guy got caught up in one for fist bumping someone.

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  • Sacksize

    As a “survivor” myself I think this whole me too thing is stupid tbh... I think it is attention seeking for many but that could just be me judging people because of how many stupid little cunts that I know have admitted to me that they made it up when they said they had been abused. I feel like half of the time ppl are lying about it. It’s hard to trust people when you watch them use what you went through as an excuse to get attention for themselves yet they never see a therapist or really do anything productive about their “struggles”

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    • Sacksize

      At least 3 fucking girls have said something to the effect of “I made it up because he was mean to me” or “he had done it to other girls so I figured he would end up doing it to me” or “I just wanted you to pay attention to me”.... soooo yeah I kinda don’t trust that pretty much every girl on my Facebook has really been abused.. I think maybe they’ve almost been, or had close calls possibly. But just don’t make it out to be what it’s not...

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  • RoseIsabella

    I think many victims don't initially come forward, because they are fearful and ashamed. There are plenty of people who will come forward the next day, and be lying. There are also plenty of people who don't come forward for decades who are being completely truthful. The only way to have really good proof is to go to the hospital, and have a rape kit done unfortunately, but a lot of people don't do that, because it's rather invasive, and can be traumatizing as well. I tend to believe victims, and honestly, I have never falsely accused anyone of anything in my life.

    I think this is a very complicated issue, and there's no one perfect way to look at this.

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    • It's extremely complicated. I have chosen not to speak out publicly and I was molested from 5 to 18. I couldn't even begin to go into the complexities as to why I won't. No one would fully understand because I don't even understand.

      What it comes down to for me is that the only justice is me gaining control over my life and living well.

      I can do that through discussions in cbt, counseling and group therapy. I dont have to tell the world.

      I also don't feel a duty to tell the world because of the potential it may happen to someone else. That would be one hell of a burden to place on a victim in my eyes.

      My favorite quote ever and my mantra, second only to "I'm amazing" is that "the best revenge, is living well".

      Let God decide the rest.

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  • TerriAngel

    Nikki, no offense meant.
    I just think speak up, within a couple years at least.
    Or, shut up.
    This idea of saying something happened 20 years ago.
    Thereby fucking someone's life up.
    It's lame, there's obviously no proof.
    But a person can get slandered.
    Trump on the other hand, bragged about grabbing girls in the crotch, wanting to do his own daughter.
    Yet he wa
    Sorry, got sidetracked.

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    • nikkiclaire

      I would do Trumps Daughter too 😂

      Agree with everything non trump related tho.

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      • TerriAngel

        Are you a trump supporter?
        It's ok if you are.
        You must make A LOT more then me.
        I figured out long ago, I don't make enough to vote R.
        That said, trump is a jews B.
        Not something I can respect.

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        • nikkiclaire

          Nope not for and not anti, if I'm anything I would be libertarian, tho not entirely. I just believe less is more.

          Oh and I am poor af

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          • TerriAngel

            Nikki
            Love you sweetie.
            Best of luck.

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  • AceWhitehouse

    I'm a survivor and was assaulted when i was 17 by a man who was 28. i didnt say anything until i was 18 because i finally moved out of my parents house and i didnt want them to feel bad and to know that this happened to me. i never pressed charges or anything because i felt like it was impossible to be believed since it was so long after, but speaking to counselors really helped and i truly think that is what matters the most. and i think that is why people come out years and decades later, because it finally sinks in and they realize that someone needs to know, they need to be heard and be able to verbalize their feelings to express how they're not just defined as a victim, but as a victor. PTSD is real. i had nightmares of being raped, sometimes by my own family in my dreams. i developed a sleeping disorder, waking up 30 mins to an hour throughout the night, despite how extremely tired i was working two jobs and a 6 class school schedule. it just takes talking about it, and i dont feel as though if all i got was some so-called "justice" by speaking out right when the event happened and getting this man put in jail or charged would have helped me sleep any better at night.

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    • bigbudchonga

      Did he try actually force you to do stuff, or did he just hit on you?

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      • AceWhitehouse

        full on penetration..

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        • bigbudchonga

          Ye that's really grim

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  • TerriAngel

    SOAB. I burned dinner.
    Oh well.
    You feel like a troll to me.
    That said, I agree.
    Mostly.
    Things happened to me.
    I said something within a year or so.
    This saying something 20-30 years later. WTH.
    I don't like trump, I don't like Kavanaugh.
    But this idea of someone saying
    " he touched me in High School, in 1982 "
    BITCH please.
    What guy in high school didn't try to put his hand up your pants?

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    • nikkiclaire

      Pretty sad you think innocent until proven guilty means it's a troll post. Amazing how powerful the media is.

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  • kelili

    I don't share your opinion. It's not that easy to just come out and say that you have been sexually abused. You know why? Because society blames rape on the way girls are dressed, the time they are out and so on. Rapist are not blamed but the girls' behaviour and rarely is justice found for the victim. If it was that easy and the there was no victim-shaling then abuse would be reported immediately. I think that it is liberating for those women to actually say it out loud and to realise that it was not their fault and that it is not for them to be ashame.

    Yes, there are people that are actually being falsely accused but the majority are genuine cases of women being abused. We should not forget that. This movement has made me realised that although there is much talk about equality and about feminism we have a long way to go.

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  • ysgadksjab

    That's the stupidest thing i've ever read. Just because it's possible somebody CAN be accused of rape when they're innocent, doesn't mean that happens every time and most "rape" victims are money hungry cunts. Either way whether it be a man or woman it would be horrible to be falsely accused over anything. I'm not a rocket scientist or anything, but i'm pretty sure the me too movement is just against sexual assault and abuse. Are you disagreeing with the idea of justice towards the sexually abused just because of the rare cases where psycho bitches falsely accuse boys? That's like you as a woman saying you're against feminism because modern day feminists are bat shit crazy and irrational. Does that mean feminism isn't right and women should go back to not being able to have jobs or vote? No, some people are just dumbasses

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    • nikkiclaire

      THIS is the stupidest thing? Have you not read poo pants, college diaper boy, the 14 year old supposed girl looking to fuck for a sugar daddy?

      I guess these all seem reasonable to you.

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      • ysgadksjab

        alright let me rephrase, ONE of the stupidest things I've ever read.

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  • Good. You're edumuhcated. Seriously though, well said.

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