Following a disagreement, where I was told it seems a bit 'man hating feminist', I'm interested in your views.
I had an early childhood in which I was neglected and occasionally abused. This was to a fairly serious level, though not all the time.
This happened because my mother was a raging drug addict. BUT, I have had hundreds of conversations with her; I know why she was a drug addict - it was because she was raped multiple times by multiple men from the age of 13. In ways which were horrific. I can actually remember some of it.
So rather than blame my mother, I blame men as a class for my childhood. And I blame men as a class, rather than my mother, for my resulting poor mental health. I actually have a good relationship with my mum.
I'm pretty set in this view to be honest, but is it fair (Like I think)? Or is it not right to blame men for this (As I have been told)?
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Is it fair to absolve my mother and, instead, blame men as a class?
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Herja · 01/07/2020 10:57
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