Just wanted to plug Erin Merryn’s books for those interested/affected by this issue: Stolen Innocence and Living for Today. I’ve known her for years, and she’s an amazing crusader for child abuse victims and legislative change including championing Erin’s Law in Illinois which has spread to 25 other states.

Did anyone else pick up on the fact that during their brief few minutes on the screen they were still overly focused on those “safeguards”? Especially considering we all now know what those safe guards are: don’t allow male children and female children alone, don’t let brothers change sisters’ diapers, don’t allow…

The surprising thing is that they were definitely the hook for the show and their appearance was touted as being a major part of the doc. I think it might have been more effective to not have them on the show and just mention the reason for its creation in the beginning rather than having them come out and do some lip…

Hearing this, I begin to believe that they appeared on the program as part of some longer term “crisis management” strategy. I think Jill and Jessa were on the cover of People last week, which would tie into a pitch for a spin-off show.

If you watch the segment, that’s exactly what it feels like. Michelle Duggar, especially, seemed to distance herself away from the entire thing with the “bonding experience” talk. It was like they were just three socially-conscious celebs who were out there horrified that this occurs and praying for the families of…

This is par for the course. Naming the agent of violence is often seen as cruel or mean, or to be “ignoring the victims.” Then, victimhood itself is made shameful—”stop being such a victim,” or “don’t treat them like victims, that ignores their agency.”

End result: rapists get to keep on raping, women end up with no…

My concern with having the clueless Duggar women in that seminar is that the only takeaway they’ll get is “See, all these people have suffered from molestation. It must happen to everyone in every family! Whats the big freakin deal?”