I am an occasional lurker on the Feminist boards. I have just had a ludicrous conversation with my mother about historical abuse. Essentially she said 'Obviously child abusers are beyond the pale, but I think lots of women are being totally feeble about stuff that was completely normal in the seventies. Grown women should have been able to defend themselves. I feel sorry for these famous people who are having their names dragged through the mud and might be innocent'.
In spite of the fact that I get on very well with her, I let rip, told her she was an appalling victim blamer and explained why women should never have had to 'defend themselves'. My ability to articulate my response is at least partly due to stuff I've read on here. So .
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holmessweetholmes · 30/07/2014 22:40
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