RE: Victim Blaming?
October 1, 2016 at 3:40 am
(This post was last modified: October 1, 2016 at 3:42 am by The Grand Nudger.)
(September 21, 2016 at 8:05 am)LadyForCamus Wrote:How has that been? As in, how abrupt was the sea change in perception any time a life lesson had to slap you properly in the face due to your advantaged upbringing? What does that -feel- like?(September 20, 2016 at 10:19 pm)Arkilogue Wrote: @EP: That was my intention.
@LFC: You don't own me anything! If anything I should apologize for my ideological inebriation....I'm sorry
No worries, Ark. I understand your meaning. Personal responsibility is a real thing. I don't think any woman, or any reasonable person for that matter, would argue against it. Acknowledging the consequences of our actions is how we learn. People who refuse to own their mistakes typically go on to make similar types of mistakes over and over, which is not a very effective way to go through life. My point (that Tibs did such a good job describing) is that saying, "wow, you really shouldn't have done that," AFTER the lousy decision has already been made doesn't accomplish anything. My answer to that would be, "Well no shit, Sherlock! A lot of good that does me now!"
I grew up a fairly sheltered and naive young lady in a safe, cozy town with a loving family. As a result, most of the tough lessons in life have had to be slapped into me pretty hard. [emoji57]
Quote:No one in this entire thread has said that it's an "awful thing" to educate young women on how to stay safe, including drinking responsibly.Hmn? Well...I'll say it. Let women make terrible, terrible alcohol related "mistakes". It's good for them, it's good for everybody, lol.
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