Today - Monday, November 24th - students are holding a walk-out protest at Norman High School in Norman, Oklahoma regarding this story of how a group of high school sexual assault victims has been treated. The girls were raped by the same boy, a senior at Norman High School, came forward about what had happened to them, and were then sexually bullied in person and online by their classmates and school administrators. A local knitting circle brought the story to Anna Merlan, who wrote about it for Jezebel. In response, I started the hashtag #OKgirls so that people could share messages of support and love with the victims (their names aren't public). The organizers of the protest have also been using #YesAllDaughters to share information about the event and the news story as it unfolds. Unlike most hashtags, #OKgirls is a way to communicate directly with these girls who need to know they're not a lone. I'm collecting the tweets using Storify (see below this post), and I'm in touch with the protest organizers, who are sharing the messages personally with the survivors. They are planning to read the messages aloud at the protest as well. Use #OKgirls to share your own message. Let's turn at least one corner of the Internet into a supportive space for these girls, so they know they're not alone and that they can survive this. We're also wearing our Define "Slut" shirts all day in solidarity with the protesters. If you don't have one yet (get one here!), the organizers ask that you wear teal or blue.
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Corinne Johnston
11/24/2014 04:31:02 am
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