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Loving and trusting men has always come easy to me, but loving women? It scares the shit out of me.

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Why didn’t I have a Sex and the City-esque clique of girls to go to brunch with every Sunday, to go to music festivals with, to take to work events, to confide in? Did those kinds of friendships exist?

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This internalized misogyny started off innocuously.

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Modesty shouldn’t be a prerequisite for respect and it shouldn’t be the sole indicator of self-respect. The level of modesty a female victim is perceived to have in her clothing choices is irrelevant – she is not to blame for the actions of her perpetrators.

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Internalized misogyny is a helluva drug.

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Your witty Tumblr posts have not stopped men and women alike from wondering if the reason I have such a “dangerous” sex life is that I’ve been molested.

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Misogyny hurts everyone, including men, but it hurts women who are constantly expected to be perfect at all times.