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Ladies, We Don't Need To Be Part of Your Group Therapy
h/t InstapunditDo we really have to be here for this? By "we," I mean America. And by "this," I mean some form of forced group therapy session for adult women who cannot move past an ugly event from their teen years and feel the need to relitigate it in public nearly four decades later. A serious vetting process for a Supreme Court nominee has suddenly devolved into the GenX version of "The Big Chill." Here’s the deal: Christine Blasey Ford is one year older than I am. We came of age in the hard-partying 1980s when binge drinking among Americans teens was at an all-time high. A huge cultural shift was happening: Moms were entering the workforce and divorce rates were surging. Teenagers had extra latitude to do naughty things while our parents were busy working or finding new relationships post-divorce. Plenty of GenX women have at least one story somewhat similar to the one Ford now says happened to her in the early 1980s: Attending a "house party" with a small group of drunk teens at a home where no parent was present; getting so blitzed you can’t later recall important details‐like the exact date it happened or how you got home. Having inebriated boys take advantage of the situation‐getting sloppy and aggressive, maybe even trying to force themselves on you. While the behavior was not excusable or acceptable, nor was it criminal. Especially if it ended after a firm "no." Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2018-09-20 |
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