'I’ve Been Raped As A Child': Jane Fonda Opens Up About Her Traumatic Childhood For The Sake Of Women's Rights Protection
Apr 30, 2019 by apost team
Jane Fonda is not proud of the fact she was sexually abused as a child. However, she does not shy away from the subject. Fonda has been focused on doing all that she can to prevent other children from suffering a similar fate for 50 years now. And her efforts have not gone unnoticed.
Fonda is 80 years old but you will not find her knitting sweaters or sitting in her garden. She is an active presence in several programs she started to address a number of urgent issues facing America.
One of these programs is to support the rights of immigrants and has drawn a lot of attention in America. Fonda has also provided support and raised awareness for cancer victims.
She suffered a cancer scare herself that resulted in a tumor being removed from her lip.
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Jane Fonda is the champion of a feminist program intended to combat the ills of child and women sexual abuse.
Fonda recently gave an interview to commemorate International Women's Day.
She spoke about the need to provide protection for women as well as the horrors many women face in today's world.
Fonda talked about the horrors of her own childhood and the suffering she endured as a result of those horrors in an interview with Brie Larson.
Fonda says the worst of her childhood challenges was the sexual abuse she endured.
Fonda is certain her fearlessness at recounting her past traumas and the self-confidence she demonstrates despite these abuses will benefit women and girls that hear her story.
Fonda explains was abused as a child, raped as a woman, and fired from jobs for not performing sexual favors for her boss.
She says each time she was victimized she formed the thought she had done something to cause her own victimization. Fonda says she is most proud of the feminist movement for alerting women to the fact they are not responsible for their own abuse.
Women now understand that being violated is no fault of their own.
Jane Fonda says turning 80 does not mean retirement for her. She says it is only her newest beginning.
Fonda is still acting and her newest fitness videos are as popular as the videos she produced forty years ago.
Fonda also says she will never stop advocating on behalf of women, children, and other vulnerable people in our society.
Are you impressed with Jane Fonda's willingness to stand for the rights of others? Were you surprised by her eagerness to talk about the horrors she endured during her childhood? Pass this on to your friends and family.