Ah, a 18 year old, who he’d known for 2 years and was in a position of power over as a manager, pursued him aggressively and he, as a man in his late 30’s was just too helpless to say no or stop it, is that right?
It’s so predictable it makes me want to puke. Abusers really have one playbook and they all desperately subscribe to it
I’m so proud of him for speaking out my sister was a HUGE Sum41 fan, even before they got big, she’s in the Fat Lip videos and went to tons of their shows, she said that Deryck was always so shy but sweet and would thank them for coming to every show, I hope his manager gets what is coming to him
Yeah I remember him one talking about meeting Christina Aguilera and Will Smith backstage at some talk show. He mentioned that Will is very open and more inviting when greeting people, Christina is polite but less inviting which he defended her on that because he says that while some people might find that cold, he got it because he’s similarly shyer and more reserved.
Deryck said there was a period where he didn’t think about it as a form of self-defense because he didn’t want to be a victim. For a long time, he labeled what happened as ‘some shitty thing I went through.'
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It’s so predictable it makes me want to puke. Abusers really have one playbook and they all desperately subscribe to it
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Like, are they stupid or are they justifying their own behavior?
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Deryck said there was a period where he didn’t think about it as a form of self-defense because he didn’t want to be a victim. For a long time, he labeled what happened as ‘some shitty thing I went through.'
ugh that hits so hard with me
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yes, i'm glad he had that support from them, and the mutual friend who called it abuse.
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Good for Avril for recognizing that and telling him. She would have been like 20 in 2004? Lots of young adults wouldn't have figured that out.
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