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'You Are Not Alone:' Southern Black Girls & Women’s Consortium Pens Open Letter To Megan Thee Stallion

Signees, including Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Tarana Burke, Tamika Mallory and Angela Rye, denounced violence against women in support of the Houston rapper.
‘You Are Not Alone:’ Southern Black Girls & Womens ConsortiumPens Open Letter To Megan Thee Stallion
By Rivea Ruff · Updated November 10, 2022

Megan Thee Stallion is getting major support The Southern Black Girls and Women’s Consortium.

Southern Black Girls is a collective of philanthropists, activists and figures dedicated to girls’ work, who are rooted in creating movements, securing funding and providing resources for causes that affect women and girls.

Today, the organization focused its sights on Megan Thee Stallion and the conversation her name has sparked regarding violence toward Black women. In an open letter showing support for the Houston “Hot Girl,” leaders like Marc Lamont Hill, Tamika D. Mallory, Angela Rye, Bevy Smith, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, ‘Me Too’ founder Tarana Burke, and more denounced violence against women and condemned the way our culture has treated the artist since she came forward about her experience.

Read excerpts of the letter below:

‘You Are Not Alone:’ Southern Black Girls & Womens ConsortiumPens Open Letter To Megan Thee Stallion
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 02: (Exclusive Coverage) Megan Thee Stallion arrives at The 2022 Met Gala Celebrating “In America: An Anthology of Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 02, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/MG22/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue )

Dear Megan,

You are larger than life in many ways; your name is in lights, your face on billboards, your songs in the history books…and this is still just the beginning of your story. In a very short amount of time, you’ve achieved success probably beyond your wildest dreams, and it seems that each day brings a new announcement about something amazing you’ve done or are preparing to do. Women all over the world consider you an inspiration, in part because you make them feel good about themselves. You’re a special kind of talent and a special kind of person; the place you hold in your fans’ hearts is a testament to that.

As you’ve risen to the top, you’ve also had to endure a lot of obstacles along the way. In the face of triumph and tragedy alike, you always keep your head held high, maintain your poise, and push forward. However, while so many of us celebrate you for your strength and perseverance, it must be said that you have been treated in ways that no young woman–no person at all–should be treated.

It must be said that our culture has failed you, one of its most brightly shining daughters. In July of 2020, you experienced a violation of the highest order at the hands of someone whom you considered a friend. Since then, you’ve had to endure public harassment and taunting not only from that person but from others choosing to stand with him. Bloggers have circulated rumors and excitedly reported on the most traumatic experience of your life as if it were juicy gossip, often perpetuating the idea that you’ve got a reason to lie, that you shouldn’t be believed. You’ve consistently been clear about what happened to you, but instead of being met with widespread support, people who should have had your back have chosen to stay out of the matter.

You don’t deserve any of this, Megan. You deserve to be heard, to be believed, and most importantly, to be safe.

‘You Are Not Alone:’ Southern Black Girls & Womens ConsortiumPens Open Letter To Megan Thee Stallion
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 27: Megan Thee Stallion attends the 2022 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 27, 2022 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/FilmMagic)

Violence against women is still entirely too common and acceptable in our world. We make excuse after excuse to explain away even the most heinous acts, especially when the person accused is a celebrity of any sort. Being a celebrity, however, will not guarantee a woman any sympathy when she is a victim.

Black women are also often fearful of what will happen to their assailant if they choose to involve the law–as you yourself were afraid to do–and are left unprotected by the system and the community alike. If someone as influential as you can be belittled and mocked as nothing but a liar for standing up for herself, that speaks a volume about what a woman who doesn’t have your resources or fame can expect to endure when she’s found herself in a similar position.

We salute you for the bravery it has taken to defend yourself in the court of public opinion, though you shouldn’t have had to do so at all. We raise our voices against those who have made light of this heinous example of violence against women and will drown them out with our demands for society to take what happens to Black women seriously. You are not alone. You are believed, loved, and supported.

We stand with you Megan.

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