"STOP telling victims, especially female victims of SA, that it was their fault! My grandmother told me when I shared with our family that my cousin got drunk and inappropriately touched me, and if my roommates had not heard me, it would have been much worse, and she had the gall to say Well, if you don't want those things happening, don't drink and let men in your home."
"Stop telling us that we could afford a house if we just learn to 'sacrifice like they did,' blaming our financial woes on extravagant living rather than the increase in the disparity between wages and the cost of living over the last 50 years. I have a 13-year-old small sedan that is paid off, and I haven't been on a plane (or more than 500 miles from home) since 2005."
Young adults demand an end to blaming sexual-assault victims and sweeping family abuse under the rug, and they call for open conversations about trauma rather than victim-blaming. Respondents condemn learned hate and bullying and stress that racism is taught, not innate. Many describe severe financial strain: strict budgeting, no debt, and minimal lifestyle expenses still fail to produce enough savings for a home down payment. Contributors point to widening disparity between wages and the cost of living over decades. Several urge stopping purchases of investment properties and investments in private housing equities that reduce affordability.
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