It’s getting to the point where I am so sick of the phrase “literal violence”.
I am so sick of people quoting the dictionary or being blunt about scientific facts and then being accused of “literal violence”.
I want to talk about actual violence, you know literal violence. Violence at the hands of men.
How do we talk about it here without some creep getting their rocks off or someone accusing us of having some kind of competition?
I have noted down in my phone all of the times (that I haven’t blocked out) I have been subjected to literal violence. It started at the age of 5 and goes up to the age of 33. They include physical attacks, sexual assaults and rape.
By the way I’m not suggesting anyone share anything they are uncomfortable with but I do think it important the phrase “literal violence” is somehow dealt with.
I spoke to my counsellor about it at length recently and she was astounded to hear the phrase thrown around so carelessly.
Most women I know have dealt with violence that has been aimed at them because of their sex, I struggle deeply with that being compared to someone screenshooting the dictionary definition of the word “woman”.
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Can we talk about literal violence?
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