But for those of us who didn’t have a choice, those of us who survived the choices of men who violated our bodies, those of us who defend ourselves everyday, those of us who are still trying to figure out what does and doesn’t make us a real victim, tears aren’t enough to make us wish you didn’t have to pay.
Rumpus contributor Ashley Ford reflects upon the Steubenville rape case and her relationship with her father in a heartbreaking and beautifully vulnerable piece up on her blog.