(TW: rape culture) A startling new report published [in 2001] in the ‘Journal of the American Medical Association’ reveals that nearly 1 in 5 girls surveyed had been physically or sexually abused by a date…[This] correlates with anecdoctal reports that suggest violence - from black eyes and fat lips to broken bones and rape - is a normal part of the dating ritual for a significant number of adolescents.

Volpe, Lane, et al. Contemporary Issues Companion: Battered Women. Greenhaven Press; Thomson Gale. 2004. (pg. 40)

(Source: gynocraticgrrl)