Jodie Sweetin opened up about a sexual assault she survived in a new post on Instagram yesterday, September 27. Inspired by the testimony of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford as she accused Judge Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault in front of a Senate panel, the Fuller House star posted an emotional photo and a lengthy caption. Click through the gallery to read Jodie’s story and to find out which other famous women are rallying around the cause.
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Jodie, 36, began her post, "I stand with her. I AM her. I was the girl who never reported because I blamed myself. I was the woman who never reported because I didn’t want to go through the pain and ridicule. The same sort of pain that I witnessed Dr Christine Blasey Ford walk through today."
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She continued, "What we saw today is about a much bigger issue of survivors of sexual assault being persecuted, judged and re-traumatized when they do come forward. We are told that if it were “real”, we would have reported it at the time. Often when we were merely children or young girls."
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"We had watched other women come forward, only to be told ‘there were no witnesses, so it’s your word against his,’ knowing that ‘his’ story is always more believed than ‘hers.’ This isn’t about politics for me. This is about a panel of people brushing aside someone’s trauma."
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In the photo that accompanied the post, Jodie wore a camo jacket that read on the back, "What doesn’t kill you f—ks you up mentally."
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Most of the comments were positive and supportive. Her
Full House costar
John Stamos wrote, "PROUD OF YOU JODIE! And love you. You continue to be an inspiration to me and many others. Thank you, Uncle J." None of her other cast mates have commented.
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What do you think of Jodie's candid post? Let us know in the comments!
Jodie, 36, began her post, "I stand with her. I AM her. I was the girl who never reported because I blamed myself. I was the woman who never reported because I didn’t want to go through the pain and ridicule. The same sort of pain that I witnessed Dr Christine Blasey Ford walk through today."
Photo credit: INSTARImages
She continued, "What we saw today is about a much bigger issue of survivors of sexual assault being persecuted, judged and re-traumatized when they do come forward. We are told that if it were “real”, we would have reported it at the time. Often when we were merely children or young girls."
"We had watched other women come forward, only to be told ‘there were no witnesses, so it’s your word against his,’ knowing that ‘his’ story is always more believed than ‘hers.’ This isn’t about politics for me. This is about a panel of people brushing aside someone’s trauma."
In the photo that accompanied the post, Jodie wore a camo jacket that read on the back, "What doesn’t kill you f—ks you up mentally."
Most of the comments were positive and supportive. Her
Full House costar
John Stamos wrote, "PROUD OF YOU JODIE! And love you. You continue to be an inspiration to me and many others. Thank you, Uncle J." None of her other cast mates have commented.
What do you think of Jodie's candid post? Let us know in the comments!
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