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Her Pain...Your Punchline?


"I told her once with my mouth." 

You snigger to your friends. 

You repeat your joke. 

How many thousands of times have girls begged with their mouths "stop"?

How many times have they said "no", only to be disregarded?

Do you know the statistics? 1 in 3 women experiences abuse by a male intimate partner.

Why is their pain a punchline to you? 

 

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