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$\"1024px-Taylor_Swift_-_Red_Tour_12\"$ <\/p>\n

Ever feel like everyone\u2019s a victim these days? \u00a0Not Taylor Swift. \u00a0<\/p>\n

After a 51 year old radio DJ asked her to pose for a photo when she was 23, Taylor says he\u00a0\u201cgrabbed my ass underneath my skirt\u2026 He \u201cstayed latched on to my bare ass cheek as I moved away from him, visibly uncomfortable.\u201d<\/p>\n

She didn\u2019t want to make a big deal out of things, so she and her mother reported him to the radio station\u2026 and moved on with their lives. \u00a0They didn\u2019t call the cops, they didn\u2019t overreact. \u00a0But then, the\u00a0guy\u00a0sued<\/i>\u00a0her<\/i>. \u00a0Of course he did. \u00a0But she sued him right back\u2026 \u00a0for $1. \u00a0She didn\u2019t want the money, she wanted to make the point that it\u2019s not right for\u00a0men to do this.<\/p>\n

I LOVE how Taylor Swift didn\u2019t back down during her sexual assault testimony. \u00a0If you didn\u2019t see it,\u00a0<\/span>Taylor was asked if she was\u00a0critical of her bodyguard for not stopping this from happening. \u00a0 She responded, that no \u2014 she was not. \u00a0Instead, she said, \u201cI\u2019m critical of your client sticking his hand under my skirt and grabbing my ass.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

I love it that during her \u201cvictim testimony,\u201d she refused to\u00a0be<\/i>\u00a0a victim.<\/span><\/p>\n

When someone said she \u201ccould have taken a break in the middle of her meet-and-greet if she was so distraught\u201d she responded beautifully. \u201cAnd your client could have taken a normal photo with me.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

She went on to explain that she has a responsibility to her fans to be there\u00a0\u2014 not off tattling on 51 year old jerks who don\u2019t know how to act.<\/span><\/p>\n

I love it that Taylor is not backing down, and showing American women what \u201cstrong\u201d looks like.<\/span><\/p>\n

h\/t Slate<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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