No, I totally believe it. There are some people who just have that radiance, and I’ve always thought she would be one of them.

To make something positive out of something horrific takes an abundance of courage. She is remarkable.

i also really respect - as a fellow ex-mormon - that she doesn’t shy away from saying that the church fucked her up. i like that she calls out specific behaviors and dialogues and people who told her the wrong things. i’m impressed she does it with as much gentleness and dignity as she does.

Forgive me if I’ve mentioned this here before, but: I met her once, briefly, and not only is she an amazing human being, but she’s the only person I’ve ever seen in real life with a radiance around her, like she stepped out of a Renaissance painting of a saint or something.

I love that she is using her experience to comment and constructively criticize the rape culture we have all around us. She is SO bright and thoughtful, and I really am inspired by the way she took something so terrible in her life and is using it to help other people. I believe she can make a difference in the way…

Yep. She is impressive and inspiring.

I respect her so much. She has some very biting things to say about purity culture in general and it is wonderful.

Keep fucking rocking, Elizabeth Smart! That’s all I’ve got. I have no snark or cynicism to give. Just keep being an amazing human being.

When you’re at a soccer game in Europe and you see the words “United Arab Emirates,” you know there is a lot of Arab money floating around and influencing the dialogue. The conversation is constantly being steered away from scrutiny. They think we’re fools.

Let’s talk about the important issues first.

He sounds uncannily like Steve Perry. I think they found him on YouTube singing a bunch of Journey songs, if I’m not mistaken.

That’s not Journey. That’s “Journey.”

Q: as a feminist, am I allowed to shame the members of Journey for wearing too much makeup?

What’s up with that dude’s face

I’m sure if Casey Anthony had been black, we wouldn’t even be discussing an acquittal, let alone blowjobs-for-freedom.

“blowjobs-for-freedom”

If Casey Anthony had been a WOC—or even an unattractive WW— she would not only have been found guilty. Not only that, but the case would never earned the same amount of media attention. Pretty privilege + white privilege got her acquitted and famous.

Uh the Japanese did in fact have sex slaves during WW2, known as “comfort women”. They were slaves.

Yes to this comment- and I’m glad you brought up the part about people making abuse someone’s defining trait. You don’t know how common it is for people to use the “this person must have been sexually abused” card as a criticism of someone’s sexuality and choices with their bodies- either because of the person having…

The way we continue to treat the people who have been brave enough to come forward is a good way to discourage people who haven’t come forward. With the way the statue of limitations works there is a massive risk that those who do come forward are still in the industry and therefore will lose their job safety or their…