Political Quotes

On the recordSeptember 29, 2021
This myth that it is some person lurking on a street or in a parking lot waiting to sexually assault you... only benefits the abusers in power.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

She addresses misconceptions about sexual assault and its perpetrators.

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