I was once a girl,
with scraped knees and sky-sized dreams,
braids pulled tight, eyes alight with mischief.
Girlhood was monsoon rain -
wild, uncontained,
running barefoot through courtyards
before the world…
They say women cannot say “no.”
Yet they carry burdens no one knows.
As daughters, they shrink their dreams,
Fit themselves in silent seams.
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This comic illustrates the devastating cycle of cybercrime and online shaming. It begins with a person innocently sharing life online, unaware that personal photographs are being harvested and misused. The opening panel presents a malicious actor stealing a digital identity, symbolizing identity theft and AI image exploitation.
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Claws that type behind a screen
Looks that crack my esteem
When did the big bad people
become one team
They track me every place I go
They look at me
Even when I don’t know
They comment
On my smile, On my body
On my mind, They lament
About my character
My…