The news of Harvey Weinstein's disturbing sexual assault and harassment accusations is everywhere and it highlights a very important problem that most women have unfortunately had to experience at some point in their lives. Actress America Ferrera recently shared her own experience with sexual assault in an Instagram post as part of the "Me Too" social media movement. WARNING: Her story will break your heart.
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"First time I can remember being sexually assaulted I was 9 years old," the actress wrote. "I told no one and lived with the shame and guilt thinking all along that I, a 9-year-old child, was somehow responsible for the actions of a grown man."
Ferrera's feelings of guilt and shame, are sadly something a lot of victims of both assault and harassment face:
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Wow. Ferrera's story is heart-breaking and what's even more devastating about this is the fact that there are so many other women out there with very similar experiences. Sharing these kinds of stories are key in preventing the next generation of girls from having to live traumas like this. Sexual assault and harassment is unacceptable and it takes brave women like Ferrera speaking up to get this message across.
