There is a version of strength women are taught early. Smile. Be polite. Be grateful for the opportunity. Don’t make it awkward. Don’t make it worse. Don’t say anything you can’t take back. And above all… don’t disrupt power. Because power, historically, has not belonged to us.   What We Don’t Say Out Loud We talk about sexual assault like it’s a moment. A crime. A headline. A case. But for many of us… it wasn’t just a moment. It was a pattern. A system. A culture. A culture