Charles Blow talks about childhood sexual assault and why rushing Dr. Ford is wrong

[DesertRat]

NY Times Columnist Charles Blow talks about being sexually assaulted as a child and why he never told anyone for 17 years - and why rushing Dr. Ford to testify is wrong.

[lark]

1. I applaud his bravery in revealing this horrific information & discussing the feelings involved.

This is very needed. Unfortunately the repugs don't give a shit, they are out to destroy her no matter what because she's in the way of their pet russian repug covering up drumpfs treason and enabling russia and the ignorant, creepy, orange horror to rule us by default with them staying in power to enhance their own fortunes.

[Arkansas Granny]

2. K & R

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3. K&R

[Haggis for Breakfast]

4. My heart is breaking.

So many people have lived with sexual assault and kept their secrets festering inside them. Too horrified/frightened/ashamed to go public, peoples' lives have been forever haunted by abusers who have gone on to live their lives with no repercussions whatsoever. Some of them sneering smugly back at the people they have abused.

The MeToo movement has unleashed the floodgates for so many of us. We have stomped on those memories so hard to keep them tamped down, but they never go away, and now they are rushing back into our conscience daily. Like Mr. Blow says, those images are always there. They DO NOT diminish over time.

And not everyone can go public. Sometimes there is just too much at stake.