Breaking Silence

There is something magical in people just talking about these taboo silenced topics like rape and alzheimer's. Ani Difranco sings about overcoming rape and poverty in the album I've linked to here "Out of Range". The song is "Letter to a John." Like Tori, Ani bravely sing about rape in a way that is painful to hear, but then very hopeful because they break silence. Here is an image of Ani marching for Women's Rights. There is something comforting to me about looking at these images of powerful women.

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