The 7 Worst Things That Politicians Have Said About Rape
5 min readJul 23, 2020
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…