I will try to answer you in French if I can. As I see it, a feminist is someone who is seeking equality. So, it is not someone who burns her bra in public, the way they used to do in the 1960s.
People may have said of me that I am a raging feminist, but I am a feminist. All I am seeking is equality.
I'm going to continue in English
because my French is a bit laboured
and I'd like to try to get some points across.
I am single. I'm 34 years old. My rape definitely took me for a turn, because I suppressed it for nine years. For nine years I never dated, never had a partner, whatever. The reason I'm able to speak more openly about it now is because, number one, I've come to terms with what has happened; and number two, I feel that I am in a good position to speak about it. Most women may not feel comfortable talking about it. Many women from various cultures may not be able to talk about it, because in some cultures it's downright unacceptable. Obviously it's not the woman's fault, but it's still deemed completely unacceptable.
As a future doctor, and as a captain in the forces--who is speaking as an individual, I should add--I feel I might have some credibility when I speak about this issue. For me it's very important that somebody speak out about this, because it's on the rise, although it's hard to find statistics. Sexual assault does occur a lot, way too much in Canada, and I feel that if I and other committed persons do not speak up and address this issue, then it will continue to be basically a silent epidemic.
I don't know if I've answered your question.
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