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In reply to the discussion: Pam Geller lashes out at critics: You’re saying the ‘pretty girl caused her own rape’ [View all]Tommy_Carcetti
(44,572 posts)And if someone uses that as an excuse to rape her, she is indeed the victim of rape.
That's nothing remotely close to what happened here.
Pam Geller didn't hold this event simply because she wanted people to talk about free speech or whatever. She's made her entire career about railing about the dangers of Islam and how there's an Islamic threat that's going to kill us all. She decided to hold this event right after Charlie Hedbo. She had to have known that there was a high likelihood of a similar reaction to her event, and she either knew or should have known that innocent people could get injured or even killed. And that's exactly what happened. And since it happened, she's been on our TVs 24-7 saying the same shit that she's been saying for years on her blog leading up to this event.
A victim has lost something--his or her money or property, or physical well-being, or sense of self-worth, or life itself.
What exactly has Pam Geller lost here?
That's right, nothing.
She's in fact gained all the attention in the world. She's not a victim.