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In reply to the discussion: Hi! I知 a rapist. I知 one of those men who likes to force myself on women without their consent..... [View all]Zalatix
(8,994 posts)14. Wow, Melinda, it must have taken a lot of strength for you to write that.
The fact that I didn't puke upon reading this shows I can't relate as well as I wish I could. Still, if I may, I would like to donate a million more to add to Renata's.
And a few kudos to John Scalzi for daring to post such terrifying and hard-hitting satire.
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Hi! I知 a rapist. I知 one of those men who likes to force myself on women without their consent..... [View all]
Melinda
Oct 2012
OP
Thank you Permanut. I centered my life on my son, thinking that I could make something beautiful...
Melinda
Oct 2012
#5
Thank you for posting this Melinda. Very powerful indeed. I admire and deeply respect your strength.
anneboleyn
Oct 2012
#28
I struggled for years about sharing the circumstances of his conception with my son...
Melinda
Oct 2012
#17
wow. how incredibly powerful... powerfully sad, powerfully persuasive, powerfully real
renate
Oct 2012
#9
It may sound perverse, in that I wish all men could understand how sexual violence
Melinda
Oct 2012
#21
No, not perverse. The world would be a much different place if more men understood.
bluesbassman
Oct 2012
#22
I've said it before and I'll say it again: I really think the people who are trying to justify rape.
Initech
Oct 2012
#19