you don't know what it means. i pray that you never do.
a few weeks ago, i had to stop following politics, even if only for a short time. the vomit-inducing ass-hattery of men like todd akin was too much. even worse was the rhetoric of those who defend him. "he is a godly man," says rita hartmann of eolia, mo. godly man? bitch, please. any man, any person who possesses such an omnibus of ignorance and a chilling lack of compassion has at the very least temporarily lost his claim to the approbation "godly." "it wasn't so bad, what he said," quips nels brown of wentzville, mo. okey-dokey, nels. say that again when your mother, or maybe your wife, if you have one, or a sister, or, heaven forbid, a daughter gets raped. repeat akin's statements to that woman who has been so deeply violated. word for word, to her face. try to make sure that you don't get slapped in yours.
Rev. Harry Knox, on the other hand, has earned my respect with his article "A Faithful Response to Trivializing Rape." he openly admits that he doesn't completely "get it." he speaks to survivors with compassion, giving us our due for having experienced one of the most heinous acts of violence and humiliation that can be inflicted on a woman or man. rather than corralling us according to what he thinks should happen, he wants to support us toward recovery, helping us make the steps only we know we need to take.
i almost cried at his words: "Let them [survivors] hear this, loud and clear: you are loved, and what happened to you also did violence to all of us who love you. We stand with you spiritually, and we stand with you to fight for everything you need as you heal and move on. We will not abandon you to fend for yourself against those who would hurt you in any way, including those who would limit your healthcare options... Our wives, sisters, friends, mothers, and daughters deserve our compassion, support, and respect--not judgment and interference."
my point, in tandem with Knox's--if it's never happened to you, please just try to act out of compassion and empathy. let me direct my healing; we survivors welcome and need help, but you can't decide for yourself what it is that will make us whole again. don't think that you know what it's like, and don't dare judge from your ivory tower because, if you must pull the Bible into it, you'll soon learn that your high place of "wisdom" is but a shack built on sand. should you align with those who would control and leash survivors as though we were dogs, your judgment certainly isn't founded on love and compassion, the bedrock of Christ's existence.
if further clarification on akin and his cohorts' perspective is needed, look up "snakes" and "brood of vipers." that should help.
a few weeks ago, i had to stop following politics, even if only for a short time. the vomit-inducing ass-hattery of men like todd akin was too much. even worse was the rhetoric of those who defend him. "he is a godly man," says rita hartmann of eolia, mo. godly man? bitch, please. any man, any person who possesses such an omnibus of ignorance and a chilling lack of compassion has at the very least temporarily lost his claim to the approbation "godly." "it wasn't so bad, what he said," quips nels brown of wentzville, mo. okey-dokey, nels. say that again when your mother, or maybe your wife, if you have one, or a sister, or, heaven forbid, a daughter gets raped. repeat akin's statements to that woman who has been so deeply violated. word for word, to her face. try to make sure that you don't get slapped in yours.
Rev. Harry Knox, on the other hand, has earned my respect with his article "A Faithful Response to Trivializing Rape." he openly admits that he doesn't completely "get it." he speaks to survivors with compassion, giving us our due for having experienced one of the most heinous acts of violence and humiliation that can be inflicted on a woman or man. rather than corralling us according to what he thinks should happen, he wants to support us toward recovery, helping us make the steps only we know we need to take.
i almost cried at his words: "Let them [survivors] hear this, loud and clear: you are loved, and what happened to you also did violence to all of us who love you. We stand with you spiritually, and we stand with you to fight for everything you need as you heal and move on. We will not abandon you to fend for yourself against those who would hurt you in any way, including those who would limit your healthcare options... Our wives, sisters, friends, mothers, and daughters deserve our compassion, support, and respect--not judgment and interference."
my point, in tandem with Knox's--if it's never happened to you, please just try to act out of compassion and empathy. let me direct my healing; we survivors welcome and need help, but you can't decide for yourself what it is that will make us whole again. don't think that you know what it's like, and don't dare judge from your ivory tower because, if you must pull the Bible into it, you'll soon learn that your high place of "wisdom" is but a shack built on sand. should you align with those who would control and leash survivors as though we were dogs, your judgment certainly isn't founded on love and compassion, the bedrock of Christ's existence.
if further clarification on akin and his cohorts' perspective is needed, look up "snakes" and "brood of vipers." that should help.
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