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What It’s Like When Your Rapist Appears Under Facebook’s ‘People You May Know’

“When my rapist showed up under the ‘people you may know’ tab on Facebook, it felt like the closest to a crime scene I’ve ever been.“That’s how
Kevin Kantor
begins his powerful slam poem,
“People You May Know.”
 


In the piece, Kantor recounts his experience of coming across his rapist’s Facebook profile – learning his assailant’s middle name, seeing his baby photos, and mentally reliving the assault and its aftermath.

Watch Kevin Kantor perform the full emotional poem here

“No one comes running for young boys who cry rape.”

Please watch this. Then RT. 

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