Tragedy struck when Elliot Rodger killed six people after writing a manifesto claiming he would seek revenge on the women who had rejected him. As it has come to light that Rodger was an avid user of Men’s Rights forums, Twitter has since responded with powerful words for men who feel sexually entitled to women. The hashtag #YesAllWomen was created and has been used as a platform for people to share their thoughts and experiences of misogyny and harassment.While she didn’t use the now trending hashtag, Lena Dunham shared her troubling story of a time she was threatened by a young man who went to her school. ‘I wish I hadn't seen the shooter's video,’ the Girls creator and star tweeted on Sunday. ‘In high school a very disturbed boy told me if I didn't choose to love him he would make me, followed by a series of graphic threats.’ She added: ‘My school handled it quickly and never questioned how I'd "provoked" him and it told me that I matter. I wish that for every woman.’ The 28-year-old felt inspired after watching her sister’s graduation and shared: ‘Today of all days, I loved seeing my sister and her friends graduate and ask their university to do better for victims of sexual assault.’
Lena also posted a photo on Instagram of Grace holding her cap, along with the words: ‘My sister Grace graduated from college today. I am so proud of her. She wore the number 9 on her hat to ask that Brown University honor the Title IX amendment of the constitution and do better protecting victims of sexual assault.’
Singer Aimee Mann also had a harrowing memory that she shared as part of the empowering campaign.‘The cops who asked me "Well, what were you wearing?" when I reported an attack and attempted rape. #YesAllWomen,’ she tweeted. After apparently not getting support from all of her followers for bravely telling her story, Aimee added: ‘Some people say that asking what I was wearing is just another detail in a police report. Are male assault victims asked this
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