On December 8, 2018, Maho Yamaguchi, then a member of the idol girl group NGT48, was assaulted by two male fans of the group inside of her apartment building. Ich bin überzeugt, je mehr wir dazu beitragen können, sexuelle Übergriffe zu verhindern und ihren Überlebenden zu helfen, desto besser ist dies für uns alle. Als gebürtige Clevelanderin habe ich beschlossen, den verschiedenen Organisationen in Cleveland, die sexuelle Übergriffe verhindern wollen und Opfer unterstützen, einen Teil des Umsatzgewinns zu spenden. Ich habe damals eine Therapie gemacht, um meine Schuldgefühle und Scham verarbeiten zu können. Obwohl ich es eigentlich nicht veröffentlichen wollte, habe ich mich dazu entschieden, da ich anderen, die etwas ähnliches erlebt haben, wissen lassen wollte, dass sie nicht allein da stehen. Jahre nachdem ich mit 17 vergewaltigt wurde, habe ich dieses Lied geschrieben. Mariama Whyte schreibt unter ihrem Song "My Innocence and My Shame" (Meine Unschuld und Schande) auf YouTube: I believe the more we can help prevent sexual assault and help its survivors, the better we will all be. As a Cleveland native, I have decided to give a portion of sales profits to the various organizations in Cleveland that help prevent sexual assault and provide support for its victims, so I truly appreciate that you download this song and share this message. April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and as people and organizations are bringing more attention to this cause, I choose to do the same by sharing my story. I decided to release this part of my life to raise awareness for a cause much bigger than me. This may possibly let someone else know who has experienced this that they are not alone. But as I grow older, I am learning to embrace the power of sharing my story, however difficult it may be. I never intended to release it publicly as it was really my own way of self-expression and healing that I needed for myself at the time. I received counseling as well, which definitely helped me to release the feelings of guilt and shame that I carried for years. I was raped when I was 17 by someone I knew and wrote this song years later as a way to come to terms with the painful effects of that experience and also to finally let it go and leave it behind me. "My Innocence and My Shame" is very personal to me. Mariama Whyte wrote this about her song "My Innocence and My Shame" on YouTube:
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