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Sexual Assault Survivor

Candice Iloh

  Sexual Assault Survivor
  December 31, 2015 at 12:05am

I pray these women find closure and peace and that he is not ever able to hurt another woman again.
#rapistsnamehere
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person ​i mean like you wasn’t there so let’s wait for justice to be served. this is a distraction!
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person ​so now we should have faith in the justice system?
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person ​more than one kind of oppression can be simultaneously included in our fight for liberation
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person ​the media always targets the black man when he tryna do something for the community
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person ​Why make a big deal about a case you don’t know the details of? you’re jumping to conclusions!
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person ​Did you watch any of his interviews? He unapologetically admitted to offering the women drugs. That was enough detail for me.
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person ​What are you talking about about? These women frequented these clubs looking for drugs and now they want him to take the blame! This comes with the territory.
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person ​You want this old man to be remorseful about some old cases from like 50 years ago?? The fuck outta here! Let the man live in peace. He’s like 100 years old.
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Sexual Assault Survivor​ 1. Don’t talk to me like that 2. So he should go free because he’sold? 3. It hasn’t been 50 years 4. How long do you think it took the victims to live in peace?
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person ​Man ion know but Bill Cosby like my father, man. He old as shit and he also got money. All these hoes want money. Should have stayed away from the pudding lolol.
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don’t you think you’re being a little sensitive?

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person ​but what about but what about but what about but what about but what about but what about but what about but what about but what about out my butt out my butt but what about but what about but what about but but what about MLK’s adulterous ways? should we do away with all his accomplishments too? but what about but what about but what about but what about but what about but what about but what about but what about but what about us? #devilsadvocate #thedevil #menwillbemen #legacy
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person ​this is not the time this this is not the time is not the time is not the time time time time forever this is not the time to play devil’s advocate you evidently do not understand the psychological effects the effects ever vexed the effects the effects lasting lasting lasting not the last time I will have to explain myself this is not the time this is not the time #trauma
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person ​consensual consensual consensual consensual consensual consensual consensual consensual infidelity does not equal does not equal does not equal does not equal rape #survivor
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person ​I understand all that let’s be clear clear clear clear clear I fully understand the severity severity severity sever sever sever sever sever sever not everyone must agree #thisisjustahotbuttontopictome
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Sexual Assault Survivor ​Let’s be clear clear clear no you don’t don’t don’t don’t don’t don’t don’t I don’t ever think I’ll feel safe if it was just you and me in a dark dark alley alley alley alley what is an ally. #fear
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person ​Yo. I got a daughter. I in no way condone condone condone the matter matter matter which ones matter. Stop being so sensitive not all men all men all men all men all men are monstersmonstermonster
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Sexual Assault Survivor ​Right. Imagine imagine imagine imagine imagine your daughter watching listening listening listening listening listening listening list list list list list the list is long all the women listening watching and feeling wondering if if if if they could ever come forward #fear
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person ​AYE KEEP MY FUCKIN DAUGHTER OUT OF THIS! YOU WENT TOO FAR.
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you ok sis?

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Candice Iloh is a first-generation Nigerian-American creative writer and teaching artist residing in Brooklyn, NY whose writing has appeared or is forthcoming in Fjords Review, The Grio, For Harriet, Blavity, No Dear Magazine and elsewhere. She is a VONA fellowship recipient as well as a Home School Lambda Literary Fellow. A MFA candidate in Writing for Young People, concentrating in verse, at Lesley University, she recently finished her first full-length collection of poems and first young adult novel in verse. When not writing or teaching, Candice dances.

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