I am disenchanted.
I see Kesha being legally forbidden to get out of a contract (i.e. get away from) a man who has been raping and abusing her.
I see Gwyneth being told, regarding the man who has stalked her for years in inappropriate and threatening ways, 'Aw shucks, he's just in love with you.'
I see Zoe Quinn spending years trying to get some sort of protection from an abusive, vindictive ex who repeatedly sends MRA hordes to her doorstep, without any relief.
I've seen a woman with a molesting ex being told that he must have visitation with her children.
I have seen countless women trying to free themselves from abusive situations and being left to flounder - or being outright attacked - by the court system.
I am one of countless women who has been failed and harmed by a commissioner in my county with a reputation for hating women.
I, myself, have been told by those within the legal system that spousal abuse is not considered a factor in determining child placement arrangements.
I have been told that my ex throwing a butcher knife in anger into an adjacent wall when my young daughter and I were in the room didn't matter.
I am one of many who has been told and shown in numerous ways that I can't be protected or achieve justice against those who want to control and harm me.
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We live in a country in which a well-known racist can hold one of the VERY TOP positions in the JUSTICE system... and there is nothing we can do about it.
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I truly hope that this country can turn it around. Unfortunately, at this point I have little hope that anything I do will make a difference. Not until we value those who are not men; not until we value those who are not white; not until we value those who are not rich. Not until we protect those who need protecting.
Right now I am disenchanted.
- S.B.T.
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