Man was that a good troll. By coincidence it turned out to be *gasp* correct! Damn trolls...

I was under the impression that this

This isn’t a “but... it happened somehow!” situation. I fully believe that Jackie has something she needs to find support to overcome, but we have no idea what is actually going on. We make assumptions but the reality is that whatever it is, we don’t know.

Uh, the author verified only with Jackie, at Jackie’s request and under the concept that when we’re told an incident occurred we believe the victim of said incident. That’s the context.

I agree. It is ridiculous not to attempt to verify even if they were about the rape. Really, it is simply lessening the rigors of verification because of the subject matter— which is again exactly what we’re told to do.

This is all textbook as to how one should interact with a survivor. There is nothing that isn’t out of the playbook for the proper response. That is as much part of the issue as anything else.

She never thought she was lying. This is a textbook example of what happens when you engage with victims in high-profile advocacy situations employing a suspension of one’s critical faculties in favor of a set of theoretical beliefs. This is the large-scale result of “Always believe the victim” and the current…

Including quotes from the friends and only verifying them from Jackie is amazingly inept. I can’t get my head around that.

It would still be selfish.

FUCK YOU. Your judgement is patriarchy lite and you know it.

It is just so cute when rich white people try to convince us they deserve shit.

I know! Such a terrible concept... She has sex with one-year olds? Why is she employed!

But that is the point... leech where we say "Okay!" for literally doing nothing.

...and this third party leeches off you.

My point exactly. A worthless service that just leeches from your circle of friends.

Bullshit. There is no company that actually wants you to not use their services.

Or you could just give them money and cut out the unrelated middle-man who looks to profit.

People who don't think a trip to X place is more than a culturally sanctioned incident of imperialism? Who takes these trips? Rich white people.

Since you are all on my registry, buy me things. Buy me lots of things. I need whisks from William-Sonoma. I need placemats from some unique German team. My marriage will be shit unless someone gives me these things.

"specific economics aside, no matter what a couple asks for as a wedding gift, you should shut right the hell up and give it to them."