By Kim Crider: I have been an active community volunteer for over 30 years. I have served on countless committees, held board seats, and served in leadership positions volunteering with the school system, service organizations and local non-profits. In all these years I have enjoyed civic engagement and feeling like I'm making a difference.
Until recently.
The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape is outraged by Rep. Russ Diamond’s statement comparing rape to vaccinations. Comparing other experiences to sexual violence to make tasteless jokes dilutes the seriousness of victims’ experiences. Rep. Diamond swore to serve his constituents, not humiliate or insult them.
Diamond’s post dishonestly implies that the experience of vaccination is as invasive and traumatizing as sexual assault.