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ismnotwasm

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6. No, that was just a way to get to my point

Reply to Flatulo (Reply #5)

Tue May 20, 2014, 02:35 PM

May 2014

I'm horrified by the experiences you went through, and I acknowledge that violence against males is a unaddressed topic. My point is you seemed to want to equate sexual violence against all violence.

It usually derails the conversation about sexual violence. I suspect your experiences have harmed you in a similar way as rape will, often ending up in PTSD, and/or a general distrust of people.

If you need to express yourself, feel free, and I apologize for any hurt I caused you.

This is how we too often end up talking past each other.

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Some US government statistics about sexual violence (trigger warning) [View all] YoungDemCA May 2014 OP

The OP says 'sexual' violence. What about non-sexual violence? Flatulo May 2014 #1

Yeah I've had my ass kicked a few times too. I've kicked a few asses. ismnotwasm May 2014 #2

It was a gang of boys. I was always a little runt and Flatulo May 2014 #3

So you want to talk about generalized violence? ismnotwasm May 2014 #4

Sorry, I shouldn't have posted my first reply. Flatulo May 2014 #5

No, that was just a way to get to my point ismnotwasm May 2014 #6

You're spot-on about the PTSD. 50 years later and Flatulo May 2014 #7

.. ismnotwasm May 2014 #8