Terry Crews has remained steadfast in his choice to speak out against his experience with sexual assault. While he has been courageous in talking about his story, it hasn't come without backlash. It's never easy for a victim to speak on their experience, but in a world of often toxic masculinity, it's usually hard for men to come forward. 

Crews disregarded the stigma around men and sexual assault when he testified in front of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, June 26. His emotional speech should have gained nothing but respect; however, people still found a way to criticize the Brooklyn Nine-Nine star. Most notably, 50 Cent posted a meme taking shots at Crews. 

Crews took to Twitter to address some of the most common questions he gets regarding his assault: Why didn't you speak up? Why didn't you push him off or cuss him out or go to the police? To all of that, he responded that he did.

People also ask why he didn't get violent. Crews addressed that Tuesday when he mentioned a black man in America doesn't have the luxury of being violent with no consequence. 

"As a black man in America, you only have a few shots at success. You only have a few chances to make yourself a viable member of the community. I'm from Flint, Michigan. I have seen many many young black men who were provoked into violence, and they were imprisoned or they were killed," Crews emotionally told the Committee.

In a recent interview with Vox, the Sorry to Bother You star addressed his part in the #MeToo movement and why he won't let up.

"There’s easier ways to go… I could have just bought in and said, that’s the way things are. Powerful guy does what he wants. People who do that go, 'Okay, I’ll take it until I can become powerful and then I can do what I want,' because abusers protect abusers," Crews said.

"Or, many people are discovering, you can sacrifice," he continued. "You step out, and say, 'No. This suffering image thing you’re trying to put on me, this shame you’re trying to put on me, I’m not having it.'" 

Keep fighting, Terry. We're so proud of your strength!

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