This International Women’s Day I’m saying Merci Gisele. Her unwavering commitment to ensuring rape & abuse victims know that the shame is NOT theirs has inspired countless women to come forward & share their own stories.
Abuse, neglect & medical misogyny are serious issues we must address #IWD2025
https://www.disabledginger.com/p/gisele-pelicot-medical-misogyny-and
Guy from “not all men” brigade asks me how he can be a better ally.
Me: “If you see a woman being harmed - speak up. Stand up. Help her.”
Him: “No that might not end well for me.”
It NEVER ends well for us. We don’t get a “choice” to walk away.
If you’re going to CHOOSE silence in real life - if you’re turning away when you know someone is being hurt - the bare minimum you can do is not inject yourself into conversations to yell over us.
You want to be silent - be silent. And consider how you’re proving our point.
#misogyny #patriarchy #discrimination #NotAllMen #notallmenbutenoughofthem #giselepelicot #mercigisele #rapeculture
Fight a #BystanderSociety, on all levels and on all fronts.
On the beaches, in the fields and in the streets - in our homes and in our hearts.
"Nit eyn mol hobn shoyn nobele froyen,
Gemakht tsitern henker un tron"
"More than once have brave women
made tyrants and thrones tremble."
#MerciGisele
