orchardrivington

Well, no, it's very common for victims to try to rationalize and minimize the actions of people who take advantage of them.

This is how she described what happened to her: "No, I wasn't exactly comfortable, but I wanted to be a star so I did as I was told. I was just naive, by the time I realized he wanted to have sex, it was late, I was intoxicated, I didn't know what to do. He was never threatening or unkind."

That's not a "mistake," that's sexual assault, and it's okay to say so.

I guess it depends on what definition of "mistake" you're using. If deliberately shooting someone can be a "mistake," then yeah, I guess raping a 14-year-old can be a mistake, too. But the word "mistake" is usually used to minimize someone's actions and imply that they are not really as bad as they're being made out to be, which is why it's a word I object to.

What the fuck makes you think that BLM skipped those steps? People have been fighting for decades against police brutality, and black people are still being murdered by the police with no accountability. Just because you only became aware of this a year ago doesn't mean it hasn't been going on since long before MLK's time.

She's welcome to say it however she wants, and I'm very happy she's decided not to live her life feeling like a victim.

But it's an objective fact that doing what Roman Polanski did is a crime, not a mistake, and it's important to make that clear. Both things can be true at the same time.

Why is that a great statement?