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I call crap. Not to be rude.
Talk to women in your life. 100% of the women I've ever spoke to on any level near this topic expressed a story of a degree of sexual violence or assault or intimidation.
I as a boy also experienced sexual assault as a child.
This is the most severe issue plaguing our society I think. I don't know what it is but we have a problem. I'd bet 90% of the population has experienced sexual trauma. Shit is fucked bro.
**Boys are also targeted**, UNICEF reported. About one in 11, or between 240 million to 310 million, boys experience rape or sexual assault during their childhood.
I suppose I should be grateful they got mentioned at all.
When ‘non-contact’ forms of sexual violence, such as online or verbal abuse are included, the number of girls and women affected rises to 650 million globally – or 1 in 5, ...
If we're including "online or verbal abuse," I'm pretty sure that every single person, regardless of gender, is affected by that.
That is a giant number. Wow. Very sad to see.
There's been some progress on addressing these issues, especially when it's targeted towards children. But until we actually really go after the perpetrators and the enablers, it will continue. No more normalizing these actions or dismissing it for the sake of the persons "career" or some other bullshit. This should not be ok, under any circumstances.
There's also an issue in that, not so rarely, persons in positions supposed to make sure kids are safe, are abusers themselves.
I would say this is even a big part of why things don't go faster in favor of REALLY making sure kids are safe.