Silenced Voices Are Just As Powerful As Spoken Voices

Project
Profile Essay

Date
02/10/2023

Just as a warning, this is a serious and heavy topic talking about sexual assault, rape, and more. Don't read if you are uncomfortable.

Last year's 3QP (junior year), I had to write a profile and poem on a person's profile. I chose Brendan Fraser (The Mummy, The Whale, George of the Jungle) and focused on his experience with sexual assault. I started to stray away from him specifically and turned my attention toward sexual assault where males are the victims instead of women. In the media, we rarely hear about male sexual assault cases, but we hear many women sharing their stories. The essay was to shine a light on a taboo topic both in and out of Hollywood.

'The Aftermath: Sexual Assault' is the accompanying poem to this profile.