MAD

I'm mad that men think it's ok to wake a woman from her sleep by beating her mercilessly

I'm mad that everyone comments about how "deserving" a woman is of a beating, even if they are saying she is UNdeserving. Any comment about MERIT is a step in the wrong direction.

I'm mad that love fucks with our heads so much we cannot even protect ourselves from its harmful side effects

I'm mad that the "rescuers" of an abused woman are big, burly, rude men with guns that we call cops.

I'm mad that economics contributes to violence.

I'm mad that ANYONE is concerned about keeping violence quiet at the risk of "worrying" other people. No one should EVER be silent about violence.

I'm mad that injuries are kept hidden under turtlenecks and sleeves and excuses when the whole world SHOULD be forced to witness what happens on a daily basis to women around the world.

I'm mad that women are brought up believing any attack was provoked by their bad behavior

I'm mad that men who don't beat women call men who do COWARDS instead of criminals. Coward is only an insult that belittles a man's masculinity, the assertion of which was the problem to begin with.

I'm mad that I can't take all survivors of abuse/rape/oppression to an island free from such things where we can heal and grow and love and trust



EVERY DAY that we see a woman beaten or raped is a day we FAIL as a human race. Which means that we have not succeeded ONE day of our existence as a species.
And that makes me MAD.