confessions of a free woman
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confessions of a free woman Posted on May 20 2008 at 7:25am by How does a 46-year old woman who grew up in affluence -- horseback riding, flying, parties-- dare to compare herself to third world women who were mutilated as children and honored killed as adults?
This whining about my poor misunderstood self, vis a vis her mother, grandmother and aunt is appropriate for a 20 year old, not someone pushing 50.
Be glad you still have them. Get a better shrink and get over yourself.
RE: confessions of a free woman Posted on May 21 2008 at 12:25pm by jmzeiger, I think it is that kind of attitude that enables the perpetuation of problems like abuse, FGM, and honor killings in other places. All Jen has done is bring awareness to these issues; her privileged upbringing is really irrelevant. The assumption that affluent Americans are incapable of maintaining a sound perspective on these issues implies that the issues are not worth considering as universal moral transgressions. Failing to include them in a film about stories of women would be intellectually impotent and would only further isolate their occurrence.
