21 h, oct 9, 2018 y - INCREDIBLE WOMEN PORTER GALA #MeToo Anniversary One Year Stronger Amber Heard Read Open Letter Johnny Depp Abuse Allegations

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Amber Heard read an open letter she first published in 2016 about her Johnny Depp abuse allegations.

To my silent sisters everywhere.
You are not alone. You may have suffered alone behind closed doors, but you are not alone. You need to know that. I want to remind you of your strength, a strength that has been multiplied by the number of women who stand silently behind you—a truth that allowed me to break down the doors I once found myself behind.

Let's start with the truth—the cold, hard truth. When a woman comes forward to speak out about injustice or her suffering, instead of aid, respect and support, she will be met with hostility, skepticism and shame. Her motives will be questioned and her truth ignored.

No matter how terrible or terrifying surviving trauma may be, unfortunately it can pale in comparison to what follows. It’s no wonder so many of us feel we have to keep quiet or risk our own safety to try to maintain out dignity by quietly enduring. The fear of being ostracized from society is just about the most terrifying prospect there is.

But there’s no need to make that terrible trade. It takes real strength to come forward. It isn’t easy to raise your voice, to stand up for yourself and your truth and to do it ‘alone’. But our world is changing. Standing shoulder to shoulder as women we comprise a vast army of voices and we can no longer accept ‘silence’.

I was raised to be independent and self-reliant. I was never given nor wanted the burden of dependency. I never felt like anyone would or could rescue me, so naturally I resented the label of “victim. Which is how I imagine many of you feel. You, like me, see yourself not as a victim but rather as a member of a growing class of women, daughters of a generation of equality. We have inherited far too much to be resigned to accept injustice and together we are much too strong to endure it any longer.

So, as I write this today, I can promise every women who is suffering in silence, you are not alone. You may not see us, but we are here. Your sisters are everywhere.. and we are with you.
Amber Heard

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