Yet I'm Blamed for it
My skirt was lifted against my will
Without considering my feelings,
He entered a teenager
Now I’m ashamed of myself Continue Reading
Sexual assault
MeTooLiberia- Rape & Abuse in Liberia
Trigger Warning: Sexual Assault.
These are stories of brave Liberian women who have been victims of sexual assault and are now publicly calling out their abusers for them to face reckoning and to raise awareness on the prevalence of rape in Liberian communities.
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I'm Telling My Story
Mohammed Osman and I dated and separated in 2016. During our time together, he coerced me on many occasions to have sex with him. He removed the condom without my knowledge which is a form of rape. I noticed it and confronted him but he never admitted it. He has also forced me to have non-consensual anal sex with him (raped me anally) during the course of our relationship. Continue Reading
We Are Not Protected
We now live in a society (Liberia, precisely) where justice is being compromised, and because of this we have become vulnerable to all sorts of attacks. They say, “She enticed the guy by exposing her breast, her legs, her curves;… Continue Reading
IDENTITY
What if I told you I’m the seed of your existence? Would you rape me then? Overlook me then? I am a woman; I am significant. A beautiful precious crescent, sweet and pleasant; I deserve your respect, I deserve to… Continue Reading
A Male’s Perspective of Feminism
“If we will have a balance of gender and a reduction in the continuous occurrence of violence against women and girls, society will have to balance off their so called feminist perspective.” Continue Reading
Does Liberia Have a Rape Culture?
Following Sweetz’ recounts of said event, a friend of mine had a conversation with a guy that exemplifies the ‘excuse’ aspect of rape culture. The guy said, ‘DenG must have thought Sweetz was playing hard to get.” Other sentiments also include, as can be seen in the screenshots attached, ‘Sweetz gave him the impression, it was not even rape.’ Continue Reading
More than a Victim
Even though he stands in her shadow staring at me, I can be more than a victim of these memories. All I ask is how does it feel to lose a virginity at will?
Too bad mine was stolen from me Continue Reading
Puzzles of Women Coming Out After Being Abused
In the wake of the recent testifying of Professor Blasey Ford against supreme court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, as well as other high-profile men, I have seen a lot of people on social media asking the most ridiculous question, “Why do… Continue Reading
Not More Than Us
More than me. More than you. More than him. More than her. Is this more than us? More than rape, More than abuse, This is more than sad; Way more than a scandal and cover-up. Yet, this isn’t more… Continue Reading
