I may not be very familiar with the music of Taylor Swift but I have, of course, heard of her stature in the music industry when she stood up for music artists’ income by pulling her music off Spotify (a streaming music service) in 2014. Now, in a victory that affects many more women and men, she is standing up “for...anyone who feels silenced by sexual assault.” On Monday (8-14-17), Swift won a victory [She was awarded what she asked for, a symbolic $1.] against a former DJ who blamed Swift for his firing when she accused him of groping her at a pre-concert photo shoot.
Our profession knows only too well the devastating effects on sexual assault survivors. Now, if only the U.S. President would stand up against bigotry and hatred. Many of us were more than chagrined at his waffling about such hatred evidenced last week in Charlottesville,VA with the death of Heather Heyer and injury to others. I do know one lyric attributed to Swift, “Haters gonna hate.” Unfortunately, many cannot “shake it off” and the consequences of hate also need to be given a voice. A voice is another important, empowering benefit of therapy.
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