If your apology is genuine then that's great, it's good to admit when we've said or done something that may have hurt someone. We can't be sure that the OP's comment didn't help someone. The people that starred the comment may have had similar feelings but were to afraid to make their opinions public, maybe some abuse…

i'm grossed out in a i am uncomfortable with a lot of the implications that i read in this article kind of way

"I would just expect that someone who is a victim could show a little empathy"

Just here to say I don't really understand why you're getting piled on, and I appreciate you sharing your perspective. There's really no "right" way to react to a piece like this, particularly if you are a victim of sexual abuse yourself. I think maybe some are reading your first post as being kind of dismissively…

Jesus guys, can you not totally mock and chastise someone who is raped by their father and has a visceral response to this story? Just be happy you have the emotional distance` not to have that response.

but that's kind of the point of internet comments. We aren't, generally speaking, here to just say "that was a great article!" though we frequently do. This is a community of people that I like to consider a safe space, and I think it's totally expected that someone would comment on an article like this about how it…

You seem to have been snagged by the fact that there is no tone or inflection in writing like there is in speech. That sucks. Sorry dude.

I'm sure the author can take care of herself - please note that by 'shushing' hellagrossedoutwtfman, you are perpetuating a culture of secrecy - in this particular case, not allowing a victim to express her feelings and discomfort - and since most of what we communicate is projection, the question begs .... why are…

"Your desire to share how uncomfortable you are with someone else' experience serves what purpose, exactly?"

i'm not ok with having those dreams, they freak me out - but reading this story gave me some comfort that I'm not as creepy as that fucking predator pedophile that I had to survive - 'coping' and 'handling' are subjective ... you and I might have been able to one-up each other on the amount of anger, resentment,…

Wow dude.