These past few months, many allegations of sexual assault have come up in the world of Hollywood. Sadly, many of these allegations have been proven true. As a survivor. see Me Too, I have been hit hard by these stories, as I hoped and prayed that the statistics were wrong, and that 1 in 3 was a lie. I fear now that it isn't.

This past week, Aziz Ansari has been pulled into the mix. The actor, who has been praised for how his show, Master of None, presents and defends women. So it was very shocking to open the news and see his name connected to sexual assault. I read the story, and for those who haven't read it, the gist of it is that a woman went on a date with him, and afterwords, she felt that her attempts to stop any sexual contact and activity were ignored. She told him later that he made her feel uncomfortable and that his advances were unwanted.

His response was as follows. "Clearly, I misread things in the moment and I’m truly sorry." Later when questioned about the story he said: “In September of last year, I met a woman at a party. We exchanged numbers. We texted back and forth and eventually went on a date. We went out to dinner, and afterwards we ended up engaging in sexual activity, which by all indications was completely consensual. The next day, I got a text from her saying that although ‘it may have seemed okay,’ upon further reflection, she felt uncomfortable. It was true that everything did seem okay to me, so when I heard that it was not the case for her, I was surprised and concerned. I took her words to heart and responded privately after taking the time to process what she had said. I continue to support the movement that is happening in our culture. It is necessary and long overdue."

These quotes are taken directly from babe's articles on the issue and Aziz Ansari's statement.

This whole situation angers me. It angers me because this happens to frequently. It angers me because I want to believe that someone, who is so active against sexual misconduct, could do this to someone else. But I want to believe that he did take what she said to heart. Knowing what she said, he wore his Time's Up pin. Knowing what she said, he produced episodes of his show where sexual misconduct in the workplace was not tolerated.

I honestly think, that like in my story, he genuinely didn't realize anything was wrong. I know that I should be seething, and in some ways, I am. But having lived an experience like "Grace's" (the name babe gave to protect the woman's identity), I can see how Aziz Ansari didn't know what he did was wrong.

I hope that his actions since then have stemmed from a genuine place of remedying the problem for the future, and not to clear his name. I want to believe that is true. I'm just not sure I do.

To the general population, he may get through this. He may "get away" with very little consequence. And yes, it wasn't workplace misconduct, but it is still misconduct. It still shouldn't have happen.

If you are a victim of sexual assault, harassment, or misconduct, and are in need of someone to talk to, please call 1-800-656-4673 (the Sexual Assault Hotline) or text VOICE to 741-741. You are not alone. You have a voice. You matter.