my life

that's it

that's the joke


im in slytherin.


Ms Annabella Palopoli,
The Cupboard under the Stairs,
4 Privet Drive,
Little Whinging,
Surrey




Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'entrate. Abandon all hope, ye who enter here.

students out of bed






About me •

This photo was taken the night I was raped.

March 20, 2010.

The boy who has the red ‘X’ over his face was my attacker. The rest are my friends.

The photo was taken at a cast party. He was supposed to have given me a ride home.

I’m finally letting the world know. I’m sure many people at my school already knew because of rumours due to the police officers that hovered around me. But now, over a year later, I’m ready to officially admit it to everyone: I was raped.

I’ve almost posted this many times before, but I lose courage. I’m going to post it this time. I want to spread courage to other people. No matter what the circumstances were, it is in no way your fault. If you were sexually assaulted, you are not in the wrong. If you didn’t want it to happen, it shouldn’t have happened.

I know how you feel. Dehumanized, degraded, unimportant, ashamed. I WAS ashamed. Because of what he did to me I felt ashamed. Why did it feel so embarrassing? You should not be ashamed. It is an act of violence. Someone attacked you. Fuck them. They should not be allowed to get away with it. He was not allowed to get away with it.

Yes, you will cry. Yes, you will feel awful. And yes, it gets better. Tell someone. A parent, a friend, a teacher, anyone. It helps, I swear on my life it helps.

You’re not alone. You’re never alone. You are important. You are strong.

I’m happy. You deserve to be happy, too.

-Annabella

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2. thegoddamazon reblogged this from palopoli and added:

   is really inspiring. And for...people criticizing this girl just because she

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5. kiwifruitoid reblogged this from sototallynottyler and added:

   I would love to know what is wrong with people. It’s never a victim’s fault no matter what they were doing before the...

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8. sototallynottyler reblogged this from cupkacie and added:

   o. m. f. g. i could go off on that effing trick.

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11. carey-knope reblogged this from cupkacie and added:

    Consent> BS victim-blaming

12. cupkacie reblogged this from thechargingsky and added:

    “If you didn’t want it to happen, it shouldn’t have happened.” It’s that fucking simple.

13. therealjabberwocky reblogged this from fuckrapeculture and added:

    male room mate who...good friend. There are lot...pictures...

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    Reblogging for the same reason as the person above.

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29. stopandpause reblogged this from palopoli and added:

    I’m happy and proud that you don’t think it’s your fault because it is never the victim’s fault in something like this....

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    i completely agree with Nana. how fucking dare you try to say it’s her fault. i just. no. that is ridiculously...

34. mrrralphie reblogged this from kingsandqueensofpromise and added:

    I hate when people assume that men are the only ones who are capable of rape. Women are rapists too not just men.

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    Victim blaming/shaming is so fucking disgusting that I want to vomit when people do it. OP is incredibly brave, and...

37. getundermyfrills reblogged this from kingsandqueensofpromise and added:

    ^ Everything she said. I have been almost raped twice, and I did not even KNOW these people, you can’t say someone...

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    palopoli: This photo was taken...night I was raped. March 20, 2010. The boy who has the...

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    To OP: Thankyou so much for sharing this, your strength makes me feel strong. To the PD who has reblogged this with his...

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47. a-rather-fortunate-lilly-maid reblogged this from palopoli and added:

    The-Scandyfactory It looks like this was simply a group of friends having a good time. This guy had no right to rape...

48. a-rather-fortunate-lilly-maid reblogged this from palopoli and added:

    Again, here is the rape apologist. I already schooled him. I will reblog again later tonight for West Coasters.

49. a-rather-fortunate-lilly-maid reblogged this from palopoli and added:

    Magic Darklord— It looks like this was simply a group of friends having a good time. This guy had no right to rape her,...

50. tandice reblogged this from palopoli and added:

    Excuse me? No one asks for that. I was sexually harassed by my uncle last summer. I’m pretty sure I didn’t ask for that....

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