Sly Fawkes Talks: Another of the many reasons why

Another of the many reasons why I'm a feminist

Why I marched in protest of the new fascist, woman-hating regime, even though it damn near knocked me out (but that's a story for another time)

Why I will fight for equality until the day I'm carried out feet first for the last time

Trigger warning for discussion of sexual assault

My maternal grandmother was coerced into a sexual relationship by her supervisor, who threatened her with loss of her job if she didn't comply. He knew she had two daughters depending on her paycheck. My mother told me that he even made my grandmother have sex with him while she was on her period, as if he wasn't humiliating her enough. My grandmother later had a psychological breakdown and ended up in the mental hospital for several months, putting added stress on my mother who was trying to finish high school as well as care for her younger sister.

I hope the bastard who did this is burning in whatever hell there may be.

~Sly~

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