I am not damaged. I can exist in society without needing the patronizing protection that people will no doubt dump on me. I am not going to forget and put this behind me. I am not using this as an excuse to be a feminist either. I am not using this as a justification to listen to my words over others. This is not the experience that made me into a feminist. I was a feminist and then I was raped. I was a feminist and I found myself in a situation where rape became a sudden and spontaneous reality. I am a feminist and never a survivor or a victim because I am still me. I am still me and I hope you still see that me within me.