A student at Oxford University, Jeanne Marie Ryan, was beaten after confronting a man who groped her in a nightclub.
Ryan told the man her actions were “completely unacceptable” and was punched seven times, having her nose broken in the process.
Deciding to take action, she posted a selfie on Facebook along with the following message to raise money for other victims.
i am sorry cancer research, but my #nomakeupselfie is for a different cause:
for telling a guy in a club who groped me that it is completely inappropriate to touch a woman without her consent, i was beaten. he told me to “Smile!”, too. (www.stoptellingwomentosmil
e.com) no, we do not have to wear makeup
no, we do not have to smile
and, most importantly,
no, we do NOT have to be touched.i’m trying to channel my rage into something constructive, so i’m raising money for the Oxford Sexual Abuse and Rape Crisis Centre (OSARCC). please text OXRC47 £3 to 70070 to donate £3 (or OXRC47 £1 for £1 or OXRC47 £10 for £10, etc.). if you’re not in the UK (or don’t want to text) please visit my justgiving page to donate here: http://www.justgiving.com/
jeanne-marie. feel free to share this post, as well. thanks, friends. sometimes you just have to make the best out of a broken nose, right?
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