Uhh... are you talking about the woman who Assange 'raped' while sleeping? The one who woke up with Assange rubbing on something or another in a bid for sex, and tacitly agreed? Or are you talking with the other woman, who Assange 'held down' and 'ripped the necklace off of'? The one who held a party for Assange a few days later, let Assange stay in her house afterwords, and maintained a friendly relationship with Assange until the police pressed charges?
Really, saying this is "rape" is insulting to actual victims of rape.
When I was 13 we moved into an apartment in a shady part of town. The night before we moved in our next door neighbour's apartment was broken into and the 12 year old daughter taken outside and sodomized. She was broken. It changed her life. To compare her experience with these women who Assange 'raped' is obscene.
In full disclosure, that wasn't the last time I experienced rape, either. I also volunteered for a rape crisis centre. I'm not interested in 'speaking for' any of those women. They have their own voices - just like the women who Assange had sex with. They have voices of their own. However, those who believe them to be victims of 'rape' are construing them as powerless victims. And that's a bridge I'm not buying.
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Date: 2010-12-22 09:16 pm (UTC)Really, saying this is "rape" is insulting to actual victims of rape.
When I was 13 we moved into an apartment in a shady part of town. The night before we moved in our next door neighbour's apartment was broken into and the 12 year old daughter taken outside and sodomized. She was broken. It changed her life. To compare her experience with these women who Assange 'raped' is obscene.
In full disclosure, that wasn't the last time I experienced rape, either. I also volunteered for a rape crisis centre. I'm not interested in 'speaking for' any of those women. They have their own voices - just like the women who Assange had sex with. They have voices of their own. However, those who believe them to be victims of 'rape' are construing them as powerless victims. And that's a bridge I'm not buying.