The 7 Worst Things That Politicians Have Said About Rape

Brooklyn Reece
5 min readJul 23, 2020
Source: Newsweek (https://www.newsweek.com/gop-congressman-warns-young-americans-are-developing-bailout-mentality-says-country-must-get-1497478)

For most of my life, when I’ve talked about sexual violence, I’ve been countered by people who constantly ask, “Well, if sexual assault were such a huge problem, why don’t women report it more often?” Or, when a woman does report it, they shoot back with, “Innocent until proven guilty! There are so many false allegations out there!” But there’s a huge puzzle piece missing in their…

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Brooklyn Reece

(she/her) Writer. Teacher. Leftist. City enthusiast. Spreading love through words. Find me on IG @brooklynxreece or email me: brooklynreece.writer@gmail.com.