And the general ranking of sexual violence as minor in the face of things like structural racism and crippling poverty also play a role in how hard it is for us to stare down the monster that is sexual violence and call it out by name. I believe that our legacy of living under the oppressive reach of white supremacy has trained us to take on shame that is not ours to carry. It’s a training that tells us we must have done something wrong or played a role in causing this harm in some way, however small. Ms. Ann and I were
