Just curious if anyone watched this and if it swayed your view about what may or may not have happened. I started to watch and then turned it off. I just felt sick about the forum they were being given. In general I think women who are raped are often crucified by the "justice" system which paints them as dirty girls deserving what they get.
My SO and I were talking about this and I found it interesting that he (a former athlete) had immediately jumped to the conclusion that they were falsely accused. I admit that while I don't feel like I can make a conclusive judgment about what might have happened, I was and am more sympathetic to the accuser (even though she is a stripper and that might put her in more questionable situations). But like I said, I tend to think that all women short of the virgin mother are re-victimized by the system, and by society, which continues to stygmatize s*x crimes. Then I wonder if that colors my judgment, too.
Anyway, curious about what you all think.
Marie
My SO and I were talking about this and I found it interesting that he (a former athlete) had immediately jumped to the conclusion that they were falsely accused. I admit that while I don't feel like I can make a conclusive judgment about what might have happened, I was and am more sympathetic to the accuser (even though she is a stripper and that might put her in more questionable situations). But like I said, I tend to think that all women short of the virgin mother are re-victimized by the system, and by society, which continues to stygmatize s*x crimes. Then I wonder if that colors my judgment, too.
Anyway, curious about what you all think.
Marie