Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: About girls and women not telling after they're attacked [View all]GitRDun
(1,846 posts)4. I'll start with I'm a guy.
This is it plain and simple for me..no one has any right to judge how someone reacts to the sexual violations you describe, or any others.
These are deeply personal intrusions..
As these violations come forward, you do the best you can to sort out what happened.
Speaking for myself, absent facts that show some other motive, my inclination is to believe the victims.
The humiliation of reliving these events of violation has to be horrendous. People don't just make this stuff up for no reason.
It seems to me that unless you can show some definitive motive to lie, the default goes to the victim.
I'm sorry for what happened to you.
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
43 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
I know why. I'm so sorry it happened to you too. There is an embarrassment and shame
Maraya1969
Sep 2018
#3
Don't worry. I was molested riding alone on a city bus back in the late 1970s
Tardislass
Sep 2018
#5
Reminds me of a similar situation that happened to me at the same age
Zing Zing Zingbah
Sep 2018
#38
No, we don't tell because it's an ugly disgusting thing that happened to us. Hell, I can barely
AnotherMother4Peace
Sep 2018
#8
Oh MM - you & me except I was 5-6: "Get to safety and keep quiet. Don't start anything"
AnotherMother4Peace
Sep 2018
#18
Yeah-pretty f**ked up stuff & when I hear Hatch saying: "She's mixed up"-I feel threatened again
AnotherMother4Peace
Sep 2018
#22
I'm sorry. I should have said that at the outset before telling my brother's story
MaryMagdaline
Sep 2018
#27
Why? First, discussing sexual experiences of any kind, with parents is uncomfortable
whathehell
Sep 2018
#37