They don’t need to, which makes this whole thing they’re doing even classier.

See? THAT is how you respond to an Internet shaming.

I feel bad for her, I really do, but she’s 63 years old. Somewhere, a teen, is reading her words and blaming herself all over again. It’s just not ok. She should know better at her age. Words have power. She’s not just blaming herself. She’s blaming all victims. I understand that hanging out with admitted…

Thank you for saying this. I saw SOOO many people throwing pure, fire-hot hate at this woman for her comments without realizing: this isn’t Chrissie Hynde, blaming other women for their own assaults; no, this is a woman blaming herself for the horrendous crime that was committed against her and still trying,…

1)Thank you.

We all need to feel in control of our own lives and destinies. That, coupled with the heavy undercurrent of victim-blaming we’ve all been socialized into, makes that reaction next to impossible to fight. :(

Chrissy Hynde, I doubt you’re reading this, but...it wasn’t your fault.

Thisthisthis!! I am a renter, I don’t even pay a water bill, and I’m SO CAREFUL about my water usage, because it IS a zero-sum game and it might just run out, sooner than we’d like.