Hypothetical Dystopia

fuckyeahfeminists:

Late last week, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) vetoed nearly half a million dollars that was slated to go toward domestic violence and sexual assault prevention.

Hey, you know what’s a REAL distraction?

• spending hours in the hospital emergency room because your boyfriend beat you up
• wondering when your partner is coming out of jail from being arrested for hitting you the night before
• not being able to concentrate on school work because your classmate raped you
• getting kicked out of school because you were unable to deal with the trauma of being raped
• losing your job or housing because of domestic violence
• not being able to find counseling because you were depending on your abusive partner economically
• wondering EVERY DAY “how the hell am I going to get out of this situation?”
• phone calls from your student loan provider asking for payments you cant afford because you dropped out of school after being raped and can’t get a job due to a shitty economy
• being triggered
• worrying that you’ll never recover from the trauma you’ve endured.

She defended the veto by saying sexual assault victims are “only a small portion” of South Carolinians who need help

The top 1% of income earners seem to be important enough to coddle in terms of policy, but when it comes to RAPE VICTIMS it’s a distraction?

Here’s a big FUCK YOU to Nikki Haley. Abuse affects EVERYONE. WE ALL MATTER.