All that glitters is trolled: Facebook’s reaction to Barkha Dutt’s child abuse proves we know absolutely nothing about rape

One of the most lion-hearted women in our country made an astounding confession. She spoke up about a past riddled with abuse and harassment, and how she had to rise from the ashes of shame, self-blame and lack of agency to finally level with the burden of guilt in an act of abuse. Barkha Dutt, India’s foremost journalist, was all of eight-years-old when a distant male-relative molested her, leaving the innocent child utterly traumatised for years. She ended up keeping the crime a secret for over three-and-a-half decades.

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