re: #237 CuriousLurker

re: #236 iceweasel

Thanks guys. I realized that should have mentioned it earlier to at least explain my heated responses. In one way it is important that I’ve been there, but in other ways it is not about me. I wasn’t mentioning friends and my sister as some deflection, it really is an all women kind of feeling. So many that it gets depressing. I was inspired by Obdi, because he is so matter of fact about his own experiences. I think it would be so much better if victims could talk about their experience in a more reflective and forward manner than in the embarrassed and tragic way it seems to occur now. To me it is like abortion, it may be a private matter and no woman should have to talk about or feel about it the same way, but it shouldn’t be an experience that is shunned by society and treated as embarrassing and shameful event for the woman.

Ditto what ice said above. I apologize for not saying something sooner. When I was in my early 20’s I was robbed at knifepoint & beaten. I was lucky in that I escaped with only a few cuts & bruises. It could have easily been much, much worse.

No apologies necessary CL, there is so much to respond to! I am sorry that happened to you, it sounds so scary. And I am glad you escaped relatively unharmed. I feel the same way about my assault, it could have been and is so much worse for many others.