I’m tired of “rape culture” – it is permeating our society – but this blog speaks so well of what I wish I was literate enough to verbalize. It is time we all took a stand in each of our small (and large) communities. Rape, Bullying, Abuse, Violence – they all must end today. What are you doing to make a difference?
Like the rest of the world, the folks in my small Canadian community watched the court proceedings of the two boys charged with raping a classmate in Steubenville, Ohio with shocked dismay and horror. It was easy to look at those boys in Steubenville and say, “Oh, they’re different from us. They were small town football heroes, protected by their community.”
“That is so awful,” we said.
“Those kids are being raised with absolutely no morals or values,” many said smugly.
“I am so glad I am not raising kids in the states,” some said. “Thank God those things don’t happen here.”
Then today’s paper arrived and smacked that smug look right off our faces.
The headline screamed, “Who failed Rehtaeh Parsons?”
Rehtaeh Parsons was a 17-year-old girl from Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia.
On Sunday night, Rehtaeh died after trying to commit suicide earlier that week.
A year and half ago…
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Comments on: "Mamas, don’t let your babies grow up to be assholes." (2)
Ha I love the title!
Great article! And I agree we have to take a stand in our own communities…the ripple effect in full force 🙂