{"id":7136,"date":"2016-04-23T14:11:24","date_gmt":"2016-04-23T08:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yourdost.com\/blog\/?p=7136"},"modified":"2025-10-06T15:56:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T10:26:54","slug":"were-you-ever-harassed-here-are-some-shocking-stories-of-child-sex-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourdost.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/were-you-ever-harassed-here-are-some-shocking-stories-of-child-sex-abuse.html","title":{"rendered":"Were You Ever Harassed? Here Are Some Shocking Stories of Child Sex Abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sexual harassment does not happen only on lonely streets at 2 in the morning (Not that we are saying that is okay). Everything we knew about sexual harassment is challenged by the \u2018Everyday Sexism\u2019 campaign<\/a> that is taking the internet by storm.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sexual harassment happens in our homes, within our schools and it is not that farfetched. Many, many men and women have been subject to sexual abuse \u2013 of varying degree, from being watched to being touched.<\/span><\/p>\n

#WhenIWas<\/a> a little girl, I had to pass through a public playground to go to the school bus stop. At the playground, there were invariably these older, college boys playing hooky from class. They would whistle and catcall and sing lyrics of offensive songs.<\/span><\/p>\n

It got so bad that I started avoiding the playground and instead chose a longer route to get to the bus stop. It has been more than 12 years since then. But I still can\u2019t get myself to go anywhere near that playground. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are a few examples of people who have spoken up about their brush with sexual harassment in their childhood:<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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#wheniwas<\/a> younger I was told to shout fire instead of rape because people are more likely to respond to fire<\/p>\n

\u2014 emma (@hxsho) April 19, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n