rudderless-in-an-ocean-of-stars:

in this house, we love, support, and respect melissa benoist.

she didn’t say his name and neither should you. he doesn’t deserve our thoughts or our attention. she does.

say her name instead. thank her for her grace, her strength, her courage, and her candor.

this is her story. and the takeaway from it is simple: love should never hurt. domestic violence is never okay.

there are so many abuse survivors out there, and current abuse victims, who have not and may never feel comfortable opening up about their experiences- and for good reason. but melissa was able. even with so many eyes across the world watching her, even under such a harsh spotlight as a celebrity and public figure, she had the courage and resilience to leave her abuser and now she has finally worked up the sheer superhero strength that it takes to open up about it.

she did this not only for herself and her healing, but for all the survivors out there who have been silenced. who are not in a place where they can or are able or even want to speak about their trauma, which is understandable considering the scope of abuse that so many people out there have withstood.

so let’s show our supergirl some love, yeah?

i stand with melissa. do you?