Susan,

 

Your article is a reminder that there are likely others among us who are still keeping silent about their experiences of sexual assault and suppression.  The culture that encourages male sexual aggression against women seems as strong as ever.

 

Thank you for your courage and insights, Susan.

 

Marilyn Friedman

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From: Feminist ethics and social theory [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Eva KITTAY [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2014 9:41 PM
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Subject: Re: #WhyISpokeOut #WhyIStayedSilent

My thanks and appreciation were voiced in private (just happened on that reply button) but I tweeted and posted on Facebook.  Using my meager skills to help amplify your pitch perfect voice.

On Dec 1, 2014, at 10:31 PM, Naomi Scheman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

another public thank you, Susan, for your courage, clarity, and compassion. I barely know what Twitter is, but I hope that those who do will join their voices to yours. You are making it more possible for survivors to speak out, even as you help us all understand why so many don't.

with love and admiration,

naomi 

Naomi Scheman
Professor of Philosophy and Gender, Women, & Sexuality Studies (GWSS)
Affiliate faculty, Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Global Change (ICGC)
University of Minnesota
Philosophy Department--271 19th Ave. S., Minneapolis MN 55455
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On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 9:06 PM, Ruth Chang <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Susan, This is heartbreaking, courageous, brilliant, and so amazing. Thank you, Susan. You are such an awe-inspiring person. Thanks to Nancy for pointing out that it our private messages to Susan should be public! 

xxxooRuth

On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 10:00 PM, Nancy J. Hirschmann <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Dear Susan,

I am so sorry that this happened to you, as you know I was so profoundly moved and enraged by the experiences you recounted in Aftermath, but once again I am in awe of your eloquence and courage in standing up for the truth and stating this issue so clearly and powerfully. I had started to write you privately, but Allison's addressing her response to the list seems spot on: we should be talking about this together and our admiration and support and love should be shouted publicly.

With much love, Nancy

Nancy J. Hirschmann
Professor of Political Science
Director, Program on Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies
Director, Alice Paul Center for Research on Gender, Sexuality and Women

On Dec 1, 2014, at 9:51 PM, Alison M Jaggar <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Susan, this is an extremely powerful piece. Thank you so much for writing it.

 

Alison

 

Alison M. Jaggar

University of Colorado at Boulder

College Professor of Distinction, Philosophy and Women and Gender Studies

Distinguished Research Professor, University of Birmingham, UK
Research Coordinator, University of Oslo Center for the Study of Mind in Nature, 
Boulder, CO 80309-0232
303-492-8997 (direct line)
303-492-6132 (dept. office)
303-492-8386 (fax)

 

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From: Feminist ethics and social theory [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Susan J. Brison [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2014 4:14 PM
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Subject: #WhyISpokeOut #WhyIStayedSilent

Dear FEASTies,

I just published an opinion piece in Time: http://time.com/3612283/why-i-spoke-out-about-one-rape-but-stayed-silent-about-another/ It guess it should come with a trigger warning, although I have a hard time figuring out what counts as a trigger (for whom and when) and what doesn't. 

I'd like to use this piece to spark a conversation on Twitter at the hashtags: #WhyISpokeOut and #WhyIStayedSilent.

Please consider using the hashtags and encourage others to use them. And please e-mail me off-line if you have any suggestions about how I might spread the word about them.

With gratitude and warm wishes,

Susan

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