Amber Rose Opens Up About Her Sexual Assault in Middle School: The Principal ‘Blamed Me’

Amber Rose, SlutWalk organizer and author of How to Be a Bad Bitch, has spoken out about an assault she experienced in at a young age, highlighting the pervasive nature of sexual assault in our culture. In a new interview with MTV Rose reveals she was assaulted in middle school, claiming she went to the school principal, who ultimately did nothing. Instead the principal allegedly told her, "You shouldn’t even be wearing a skirt like that."

Tapping Rose's outspoken call for women's liberation, MTVasked, "This year, we’ve seen a lot of stories about students being taken out of class or sent home from prom for dress code violations. Most of those students are girls. Do you think that’s sexist?"

This unfortunately underlines the frequent victim-blaming that cripples conversation about the prevalence of sexual assault in our society. Rose elaborated on the double standards that plague women who choose to dress provocatively, insisting, "There are Victoria’s Secret models who wear lingerie constantly, and no one calls them a ho. But if an Instagram model posts a picture of her in lingerie because she’s confident and she’s sexy and she’s happy with her body, she’s labeled a ho."

MTV then asked Rose about the underrepresentation of intersectional feminism, and why Rose thinks the lack of internationality exists in feminist dialogue.