It’s kinda gross, isn’t it. Fortunately, I have a many strong women in my circle of family and friends. Unfortunately, their experiences have been much the same as hers. I wish I knew what to do. Unlike me, she wants to have friends (my best friend was Toni Morrison in my head, so we spent a lot of time together).…

I was expelled from school in Kindergarten for knocking a boys front teeth out. When my Dad came to pick me up from school, he asked me what happened and I said ‘he kept lifting up my skirt and trying to touch me so I punched him’. Apparently, the principle tried to defend the boy and paint me as unstable and…

I shout “WHOSE BODY?” and she shouts “MY BODY”

My 7 year old bit a boy on the shoulder when he grabbed her from the front, pinning both of her arms and squeezing her. Both kids got in trouble, my daughter scolded especially for not “using her words.” I told my daughter that she had my permission to defend herself in any way she sees fit.

Mine is 9. I taught her self defence last year because she is so gentle and pleasant that I cannot stand the thought of someone hurting her and her not knowing how to defend herself. Every now and then I shout “WHOSE BODY?” and she shouts “MY BODY”. There are really simple moves you can teach her: chin thrust, fingers…

We were watching an old episode of GoT where this was basically happening to Cersei for the second time and my Trump-supporting mother leaned over and said, “Aren’t you glad the world isn’t like this anymore?”

It would be a drastically better world for women if famous men were the only ones who felt free to sexually assault women (and the only ones who could be almost guaranteed no consequences when they do). Men’s bodies are sacrosanct. Women’s bodies are public property.