The Elephant in the Living Room

I am your host, Dr. Antwannette D. Kozlow, DHA, and you are listening to the Big T: Trauma. On today's show, I will try to tackle the elephant in the room: Are you or were you a victim of sexual assault? And did you claim your victim status or survivorship status? -When a society does not deem an individual or marginalized group as “rapeable,” are they still victims? How can one reclaim a sense of self, worth, and purpose when the mainstream media tries to diminish or overt your experiences? Because for Black and Brown women and children, being a victim can be a double-edged sword! Dr. Mary Koss, psychologist and researcher, and pioneer in the field of sexual violence, helped coin the terms: date rape, acquaintance rape, campus rape, unacknowledged rape, and hidden rape. The research and explanation of sexual assaults presented by Dr. Koss were world-changing and faced backlash. Victims now had a more accurate term to describe their sexual assault. **Once again, we own our shit: the pretty parts, the not-so-pretty parts, and all the traumas in between. **We will continue down our path to reclaiming our truth, our story, and our destiny while self-correcting our trajectory. I am Dr. Antwannette D. Kozlow, DHA, and you're welcome. **The memories, the interpretation of such memories, revelations, and sentiments are strictly my own. References AKA "The Receipts" https://www.thisamericanlife.org/770/transcripthttps://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2014/11/30/366348383/the-history-of-campus-sexual-assault https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adultification_bias https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2019/01/11/cyntoia-brown-r-kelly-and-refusal-recognize-black-female-victims/2542845002/ https://www.rainn.org/news/surviving-r-kelly-part-ii-leads-40-increase-calls-national-sexual-assault-hotline https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/surviving-kelly-documentary-linked-increased-calls-national-sexual-60230012 https://www.businessinsider.in/policy/news/japan-plans-to-raise-the-age-of-consent-from-13-years-old-in-an-overhaul-of-sex-crime-legislation/articleshow/98251529.cms https://theworld.org/media/2023-03-15/japan-moves-toward-raising-age-consent-16 ***Music: Tropical Evening By Mixaund https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thd43js4jHs