As a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, there are a lot of triggers that make my days difficult. But there’s been one trigger lately that is not only challenging to deal with but also has me extremely frustrated.
I was tentative to write about this topic because it exposes my own vulnerabilities as a victim, but I’m incensed enough that I feel like I have to do something.
For some reason, there has been an increase lately in politicians using terms relating to childhood sexual abuse (particularly the word “grooming”) in an effort to demonize and dehumanize the people they disagree with.
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