[WikiEN-l] The Second Rape: Victim-Blaming (was Re: Self-sensorship, how far should it go?)

[jayjg]

On 8/1/07, Tony Sidaway <tonysidaway at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 8/2/07, jayjg <jayjg99 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Armed Blowfish apparently get e-mails through to the list, and has
> > asked me to forward this.
> >
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > From: Armed Blowfish <diodontida.armata at googlemail.com>
> > Date: Aug 1, 2007 10:03 PM
> > Subject: The Second Rape: Victim-Blaming (was Re: [WikiEN-l]
> > Self-sensorship, how far should it go?)
> > To: jayjg99 at gmail.com
> >
> >
> > I am truly depressed by the lack of support SlimVirgin is receiving
> > from certain individuals on this list, but at the same time, not
> > surprised.  Victim-blaming has a long and horrific history.  When it
> > happens to rape victims, it is called 'the second rape'... to victims
> > of assault, 'the second assault'... or, to cover all situations,
> > victim-blaming or secondary victimisation.
>
> I think that sums up my feelings on this matter, too.  I just cannot
> understand why Slim Virgin is being described as "a net detriment to
> the project" on account of attacks that are made by *her* by people we
> all recognise as either severely unbalanced or having an axe to grind.
>  It quite disturbing.

The response you've described is so astoundingly lacking in empathy,
and, frankly, wrong-headed and immoral on so many levels, that I find
it frightening.