Posted by Isis at ic007194.ithaca.edu on February 24, 2000 at 14:33:47:
In Reply to: One more thing - the worst part posted by Rena on February 24, 2000 at 13:57:02:
It illustrates precisely why it's so important, as Ms. Smith has said, to speak up about disrespect & violence to women.
You shouldn't have to feel ashamed, and it breaks my heart that so many women take someone else's guilt onto themselves. None of what happened was your fault, and I'm immensely proud of you that you have the guts to tell us your experience and express the conficting emotions you have. People need to know that stuff like this is real and not some hypothetical topic.
I wish you much blessings & strength -- but you already possess that in spades. Thanks for opening up to us.
-- Isis