Matriarch, Tina Knowles
Book
Memoir
Book
Memoir
Updated: 23 May 2025
| No rape or sexual assault | |
| Rape or sexual assault mentioned in passing (in discussion and/or implied) | |
| Sexual harassment (e.g. verbal or non-consensual touching/grabbing) | |
| Sexual relationship between adult and teenager | |
| Child sexual abuse | |
| Incest | |
| Attempted rape | |
| Rape strongly implied/details surrounding a rape discussed in detail (i.e. the events before/after) | |
| Detailed/vivid description of rape |
Description
The author discusses going to the doctor as a teenage girl for one issue, and the doctor just assumed she was sexually active and hiding a pregnancy or an STI. The doctor made this assumption because she was a young Black woman. In reality, she was still a virgin. The doctor performed a pelvic exam on her without preparing or informing her in any way, and the speculum caused her to bleed. The author described not really understanding what was happening, and her older sister confronted the doctor on her behalf.
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