It took me a long time, but I prefer “victim” to “survivor”… - Roxane Gay

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It took me a long time, but I prefer “victim” to “survivor” now. I don’t want to diminish the gravity of what happened. I don’t want to pretend I’m on some triumphant, uplifting journey. I don’t want to pretend that everything is okay. I’m living with what happened, moving forward without forgetting, moving forward without pretending I am unscarred.

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Roxane Gay (born October 15, 1974) is an American writer, professor, editor, and commentator.

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