In Church, Mosque, Temple, Coven, Synagogue, Whatever — #MeToo Lives There by Kate Brunner
5October 17, 2017 by petrujviljoen
The diversity of the stories of people who have experienced sexual harassment or assault shows that this is not a partisan issue. Conservatives and liberals, rural and urban, religious and non-religious, sexual harassment and assault cross every boundary. It happens on college campuses, in the workplace, on the street, and, yes, in church.–Rev. Kira Schlesinger
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When I was a teenager, a friend in my church youth group somehow mustered the courage to come forward to disclose the sexual misconduct of our youth group director. What happened next was ugly and my first real-life, in-your-face lesson about how patriarchal systems treat victims who dare to speak truth to power. Later, after the initial chaos began to subside, grown women with jobs, lives, and families of their own who had once been teen girls growing up in that same church community began disclosing to their families that he…
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Well done for posting this, Petru.
It’s a strong one hey?
Yeh. I think because it’s Hollywood (this latest one) there’s going to be a big shift. I hope so. #MeToo is going to make it easier for women to come forward from now on. And the predators must know they are going to have to watch their backs.
A celebrity here in SA came out about having been assaulted by a famous cricket guru. So it is spreading. High time too! I never thought it would be possible a movie mogul could be made to resign his job because of sexual harassment!
Emailed.