Oh, it was his statements to the press after the morning hearing.  I warn you, if you watch the footage, don’t have any sharp objects nearby.

I. fucking. hate. lindsey. graham.

That was what it sounded like to me.  Also that Grassley keys huffing and puffing that Dr. Ford might want to assert privilege is just disingenuous.

As far as I’m concerned: all aboard! We can sail off to Greece or something, and drink wine and eat olives on the deck and get away from this bullshit.

Oh my God.  Oh my GOD.  I am so, so sorry.  This is my nightmare scenario and you lived it.  FUCK those cops.  You deserved, and deserve, better.  I hope that your mom was supportive and that you eventually got the help you needed. <3

You do what you have to do to take care of yourself.  I can say with almost certainty that Dr. Ford would want you to do that.  <3

Well of course not. Because he’s a man, and he’s been wronged, and they want to make sure he knows that they love and support him. /s

Donated, shared, and hoping that at least she and her family won’t have to worry about their security for long.

That’s what we should be doing. That’s what the WORLD should be doing for survivors.

I never got criminal justice against my rapist, so all I can do now is talk about what happened and speak my truth.  You know what’s funny?  I’m not even angry with him anymore.  I almost feel sorry for him because he was such a fucked up person.  But I certainly don’t expect all survivors to feel that way, or to even…

Accurate representation of my feelings.

Or, put another way: Crimes of sexual violence are the only case where you have to prove a crime was even committed, rather than who committed it.

FUCK YOU CHUCK GRASSLEY.  I can’t even with him. Every time he speaks I see red.

No one should ever feel alone, afraid, or disregarded because they were assaulted.  I am sorry that he did that to you, and that he got to go on to have a happy life afterward.  Mine did, too (he’s married with a kid now).  You are strong, you are brave, you are loved, and you are heard.

Ooooh I like this idea. Glitter is the herpes of crafting, after all.

When they were first discussing this hearing and it was proposed that they be seated at the same table, I looked at my mom and said, “If I were her, and felt brave enough, I would turn my chair toward him and just STARE AT HIM the entire time.”  Unnerve him the way he intimidated her.

You know what’s really, really enraging? That these assholes want to question her but only want to do it through a “lady prosecutor.” Because they know it doesn’t play well to have a bunch of white men asking her about her sexual assault. Fuck you, guys. If you want to call her a liar, YOU DO IT IN YOUR OWN VOICES.…

Nope, rape crisis centers understand that just because the statute of limitations passes doesn’t mean your trauma does. I didn’t seek counseling until two decades after my assault. They are there to help you when you’re ready. Think of it this way: they help adults who were victims of child molestation, which often…

Yep. Hell, I wouldn’t even be so civil as to call him Brett.  I’d just be calling him “That shitbag who tried to rape me.” But she’s a more professional woman than I.

Mr. Yacht is a very good man, indeed. This entire thing has horrified him. He’s furious on behalf of these women and every woman who has been assaulted. He said to me before he left for work, “I will be thinking of you and every woman who is going to watch this today and feel those feelings all over again.”