“The deferent and visibly fragile academic...makes a lousy role model for young women today, who are too often fed the message that weakness is their greatest strength.” Damn this is good.https://www.spectator.co.uk/2018/10/why-christine-blasey-fords-testimony-didnt-make-me-cry/ …
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So the *telling* of the story is *only* victimhood? Do you believe that? I hear your point Heather, but I have to agree with other commenters that this op-ed is a bit too dismissive of what I saw as a worthwhile unveiling of Mr. Kavanaugh's character, considering the stakes.
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Acknowledging victimhood can take real strength. Telling the truth usually does. People can't always help what happened to them, and they can't always control their reactions. Shaming people for not doing "rape victim" right is as cruel as it is stupid.
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"I believe her" now let's collectively shit on her. Well done. My daughter is a beautiful warrior. Strong mind, strong body, BJJ, striking, wrestling, I try to give her the confidence and skills to not be a victim and defend victims. Not to shit on them like this. Pathetic.
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Dramatic much? Also, please tell me more how great of a parent you are.
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You call that dramatic? Set your bar higher.
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I’m no fan of victim culture but I also don’t think it’s fair to expect anyone to just accept physical violations of their bodies as a sign of strength, which is the message I got from the piece. FWIW, the conversations resulting from this are important and long overdue.
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Strength>victimhood? What a ridiculous phrase.
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"...neither CBF or BK have the memory...(at the time) to recollect precisely." See: "How reliable is your memory?" | Elizabeth Loftushttps://youtu.be/PB2OegI6wvI
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