Side note: I dont understand the issue with the word "victim" in general. Is this a US thing? You can have been victimized and survived and overcome it. It doesn't mean you weren't a victim. What is this resistance to that label about?https://wapo.st/31OGLyF?tid=ss_fb&utm_term=.64f5a1f85c7c …
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Replying to @Ivuoma
I guess I think it's partly dependent on where you are in recovery? I find it hard to call myself a "victim" because I'm trying to feel some sense of control and autonomy? At least by saying "survivor" it implies there's a way through this. Maybe it's aspirational language?
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Replying to @djnavarro @Ivuoma
In some sense it's an individualistic thing so can be seen as more Western. I certainly use both but tend to prefer survivor.
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Yes. Plus when it comes to my own rape, I don't think of it in systemic or structural terms. Partly that's because it's an intensely personal violation, but also because people who like to talk structurally about rape tend to erase cases like mine, and I resent that
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Replying to @djnavarro @o_guest
I think for referring to your own violation, I understand using whatever term feels right. But the author asserting she wasnt a victim struck me as this approach taken a bit far.
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