Marven

Protecting anonymity and privacy is very important. Keeping privacy protects the victim from the emotional pressure that he/she could experience.

Participant 1: I think that it would be the same, whether it’s a male [survivor] or a female [survivor]; but I think that society will kind of get the girl more. Like, males often don’t…

If it’s someone you care about, someone you know, you should approach them the same way: from the heart. You should just care about them and try to be there for them, because that’s all…

Unfortunately, in today’s world, I do know by numbers that female students, in general, are more targeted for sexual assault than male students.[…] So, anything that the Student Centre or SMU staff puts out for…

Some victims want to protect their anonymity. They are afraid of going to the police or confessing to anyone; because it would expose shame, or self-hate, or self-loathe; because it would be hurt their value,…

Participant 1: It is really easy to give advice. You can just say, “Go to the police. Go to the administrators, or faculty.” But it’s not as easy as one might think; and there is…

I believe that when it comes to understanding what the victim is going through- let’s say, if someone comes from a Muslim background, especially coming from the Middle East, the high fear of being heavily…

I think in general, it will have to depend. But perhaps, or preferably, seeing someone of your own [background], or someone [who] understands your background, how you feel and what you believe in, could add…

I feel like the language barrier would be a big thing. Although I understand English, I know a lot of people from the Middle East and around [unclear] with a strong barrier. So, I think…

To be honest, I’ve heard a lot of girls telling me about incidents that happened, but I never heard about the policy and I’ve been at SMU for two years and no one has ever…