Currently in entertainment news, Kesha is suing her producer Dr.Luke for sexually assaulting her and using her career as leverage to keep her quiet. Allegedly he had raped her in 2006 and legal actions began in 2014. All she’s asking for is to be released from her contract.
Dr.Luke is saying that he never raped Kesha and that they were longtime friends. He’s only seen her as “a little sister” and she’s only using the allegations to get out of her contract that keeps her at Sony for six more albums.
Due to the lack of evidence and the airtight contract, she signed the N.Y court denied her request to be released from her contract. This is where the whole #FreeKesha movement on twitter started. Many celebs have come forward in support of Kesha like; Demi Lovato, Lady Gaga, Lorde and Taylor Swift who donated $250,000 for Kesha’s legal expenses.
Now that you’re all caught up let me tell you what I think. There’s this stigma around rape in America that creates this vicious cycle.
1. A Woman, Men or child is raped, two things can happen.
Scenario A. A victim comes forward and the man or woman goes to jail, is publically shamed and criticized. Only to find out a couple years later that the victim wasn’t a victim at all and lied about the incident.
Scenario B. A victim comes forward and is publically shamed, criticized and questioned. No one believes the victim and the attacker is let go, free to attack again. Other victims see this and are scared to speak up for fear of being exiled to the brink of society.
Somewhere throughout history, scenario A. happened one too many times which lead to the creation scenario B. It’s difficult dealing with rape because without evidence it’s a he said-she said case. I wish it were easy to say that no matter what the court system will find the truth, but most the time that’s not true. Sometimes an innocent person goes to jail and a guilty man is set free to attack again. When that happens you end up back at square one.
I believe Kesha 100% if she says she’s been raped then in my eyes she’s been raped until proven otherwise. I don’t care if you’re a man, woman, child or an elderly person if you say you’ve been sexually assaulted I will believe you. Maybe if more people had that mentality then more victims would step forward instead of scared into silence.
We need to stop asking questions like what was she wearing, was she drunk, did she lead him on. All those questions do is blame the victim for their attackers actions. Though I’ll always side with the victim I can understand why some people would be skeptical. The accusation of rape can destroy the life of an alleged attacker just as much as the life of the so-called victim.
Take for example the man that was a draft pick away from playing in the NFL, but was wrongfully accused of rape and sent to jail. He missed out on the only opportunity he had to live his dream and follow the career path he worked hard for. I’m sure there’s plenty of cases much like that one that puts innocent people behind bars. It’s those who falsely cry rape that set the movement back.
I’m not saying that you shouldn’t have questions because you should. No one really knows what happened so asking those questions isn’t a crime. All I’m asking is that you self-evaluate the way you look at rape victims. Really ask yourself ” do you want to live in a country where the government tells your daughter or granddaughter whether or not she’s been raped?” Let’s end the stigma surrounding rape in America.
My prayers go out to Kesha and any rape victims going through their own legal battles. Hopefully, it all works out and justice is served to whomever it belong to.
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Sending Peace, Love and Faith your way,
Nathel Kayy
Fashionable Impact 