tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post6025419110375902630..comments2023-07-15T04:20:16.543-05:00Comments on Almost Diamonds: Should Have KnownStephanie Zvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15182490110208080002noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-56785437248987981232011-03-09T20:20:25.021-06:002011-03-09T20:20:25.021-06:00Elaine, I don't know that she'll ever see ...Elaine, I don't know that she'll ever see this particular post, but I'm happy to say that much of the support for Logan has been fairly high profile. I certainly hope she knows.Stephanie Zvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182490110208080002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-39765857258225731922011-03-09T11:05:41.067-06:002011-03-09T11:05:41.067-06:00Thank you for writing this. You. Said. It. My qu...Thank you for writing this. You. Said. It. My question: Is there any way for her to know, really, how much support she *does* have? I hope so. I hope it somehow helps in her recovery.Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02883685141057444220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-12700700871100280262011-02-18T11:45:41.075-06:002011-02-18T11:45:41.075-06:00I was followed (briefly, humorously, and in the le...I was followed (briefly, humorously, and in the least creepy and subtle way humanly possible) at the library this week. Seriously, the entire event was straight out of a ditzy romantic comedy. Oodles of people around (to see the lack of subtlety) bright lights, and I was meeting someone I knew. <br /><br />When I told Jon at home, he was very creeped-out, and said, "I can't imagine what women go through." The whole scenerio would have felt different if I'd been alone, in a parking lot, or even a store near closing time. <br /><br />Innocent-seeming interactions feel a whole lot different when the setting is...not in favor of the woman in question.<br /><br />As a woman, I can choose to hide from the world, to fight the world, or to prepare myself, mentally, for the worst, and hope for the best. And, in some circumstances, trust no one.<br /><br />I will cheer my head off for the day when ALL men Also champion equality rather than misogyny, respect rather than objectification, and support for victims, rather than wondering if 'she was asking for it". <br /><br />Anyone with a daughter, a sister, a mother, or even one female friend probably feels the same.<br /><br />I hope.Sharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698723929756681121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-75156532094454646732011-02-18T06:22:14.307-06:002011-02-18T06:22:14.307-06:00I have this fantasy. It's a dark, cruel one. R...I have this fantasy. It's a dark, cruel one. Remember those things we called Chinese finger cuffs? They were a woven straw tube made in such a way that pushing your fingers in them made them widen out, and trying to pull your fingers our made them narrow and tighten. Until you figured out the trick, they kept your fingers prisoner.<br /><br />Now, re-engineer them to be made of a coated metal with sharp barbs inside, of a size and shape to fit inside the vagina, tucked behind the pubic bone like a diaphram. Any rapist who pushed his way in, could, but would get sliced to ribbons when he started to withdraw.<br /><br />They could of course be removed easily for consensual sex, but rape would enforce its own nasty punishment. Sure, he'd likely kill you in retaliation, but he'd never rape again. It's a dark choice, but when do we get to retaliate?Heather M. Rosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17531766752385785489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-22492545348099319222011-02-17T22:23:01.949-06:002011-02-17T22:23:01.949-06:00Thanks, Stacy.Thanks, Stacy.Stephanie Zvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182490110208080002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-11999641190030695972011-02-17T12:04:39.766-06:002011-02-17T12:04:39.766-06:00Wow! You hit the nail on the head!Wow! You hit the nail on the head!Stacy S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05097716092853603943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-77631412178935405902011-02-17T11:00:29.715-06:002011-02-17T11:00:29.715-06:00D. C., that's one of the things that goes a lo...D. C., that's one of the things that goes a long way toward putting the lie to "I'm not saying it's her fault." Suddenly it turns into "I'm not saying it's her fault, but why didn't she protect that vagina better?"<br /><br />Thanks, Glendon.Stephanie Zvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182490110208080002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-88899499014898408212011-02-16T19:54:38.077-06:002011-02-16T19:54:38.077-06:00Powerful, Stephanie.Powerful, Stephanie.Glendon Mellowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03582347493421110738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-37076378608737675082011-02-16T18:13:02.829-06:002011-02-16T18:13:02.829-06:00When Daniel Pearl was beheaded in Iraq, he was a v...When Daniel Pearl was beheaded in Iraq, he was a victim of thugs and a hero for going to a dangerous place to get the story. He was admired because he didn't let the danger keep him from doing the job.<br /><br />Funny, isn't it, how having a vagina changes the whole story.D. C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06515125525097163604noreply@blogger.com