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To the man who will never see this blog post
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To the man who will never see this blog post

After the murder of Renee Good, I saw a tweet that said:

“Every woman who has been assaulted by a violent man knows exactly what ‘fucking bitch’ in that tone means.”

A boyfriend in high school introduced me to that tone. So, I’m familiar. And, my best friend and I recently encountered that same energy out in the wild. Read on.

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