We need to talk abt - "Collectively, then, Ford’s culture has encouraged her not to put that incident in perspective and get on with her life, but to treat the assault as a precious commodity — as a means of commanding sympathy and special treatment, and as a source of identity."https://twitter.com/HeatherEHeying/status/1052057322543955969 …
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This is an important conversation that needs to be had even though I don't agree with everything here. Two mins can change a person's life and their future reactions to life but the likelihood of emotional destruction is far less when girls are raised to be resilient
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Yes. Putting aside this particular set of stories, awful things are done to people all the time. It takes *both* skill/wisdom and luck to avoid that. Those with good luck too often imagine that they are simply skillful. We need actual justice, while also rewarding resilience.
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