![]() In August, Megan Thee Stallion shared that she had, in fact, been shot in the foot by rapper Tory Lanez. In July, a video emerged featuring rapper Megan Thee Stallion with what appeared to be injuries to her foot as she was apprehended by law enforcement. These experiences are questioned, scrutinized and dissected more than any other group. Black women and girls who share experiences of abuse, trauma, and assault are largely shunned, criticized and ignored. Despite the growing number of accusations that have been made, it wasn’t until recently when the 2019 documentary Surviving R.Kelly came out that these stories were given credence. Throughout R.Kelly’s 30-year career, a number of women and girls, mostly Black and underaged, have made claims that R.Kelly has sexually abused them. Two very apparent examples of misogynoir in the public sphere can be found in the stories of musician R.Kelly’s victims and most recently, the events that transpired with rapper Megan Thee Stallion. These experiences range from police violence to sexual assault and often go unreported. The hashtag #SayHerName was created in 2014 to highlight misogynoir and how stories of Black women and girls often go overlooked, unnoticed and untold. ![]() Misogynoir is rampant in ways that may not even be realized.
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