The message was sent.......

May 28, 2014 11:07

The message has been sent, and I received it loud and clear. I, like every other man, am a rapist. Guilty! The court of female public opinion has spoken, the verdict rendered, and the sentence pronounced. It's off to the gallows. I think rather than request a last meal, I'll just ask for March to the Scaffold to be played. Seems appropriate ( Read more... )

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wood_artist May 29 2014, 04:24:41 UTC
I'm not claiming to be a rapist. I'm simply acknowledging that accepting that guilt is the only proper, or acceptable response. The slightest hint that I am not one only draws more claims that I'm not listening. It's easier to get past that first point by simply agreeing. But...apparently that's not enough.

Of course my pain doesn't matter, because this isn't about me. I have been, unfairly I think, lumped into two groups to which I don't belong. I have never ever done anything to a woman that was inappropriate, and upon occasion I have even stopped anything from happening when "she" was the aggressor. So I don't think I belong in the bowl period.

But that issue aside, I am a fantastic listener. In fact, I've been accused of listening by many. I may be mistaken, but I believe that even you made that observation once. I may well be wrong about that, but I think you did. I remember the details of when, but it doesn't matter. So, at least in my opinion, my listening skills aren't the issue. Unlike others (perhaps) I don't need to be told "Sometimes, your role is to shut up and listen although a good number of people in my feed seem to think I should see that. It's just real hard to listen when your busy trying to avoid bleeding out from the open wound. Even so, I still listen.

There is one thing I haven't heard, and I don't expect to hear. But I am listening...and I haven't heard a whisper of conversation or dialogue. I've not heard a minute of civil discourse. I've seen a few structured essays, complete with numbered solutions or ideas, but they all include the two things that are guaranteed to ensure they fail.

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