#Me Too. I have been assaulted and harassed from early childhood and into middle age. It has been something I have mentioned to very few people. When I first told a few people close to me when I was in my mid-life, I did not feel supported or any empathy. So, I reserved my sharing for counselors and a support group. But, if anyone who is neither a counselor or a someone who has been victimized, it is rare to be met with compassion and loving kindness. Even in a religious setting within the last year, some men have said "The #Me Too movement goes too far and is really a lynching party." These were men over 65. Are younger men more likely to be sensitive to this issue.
Thank you Rabbi for the suggestion of training young girls to be assertive, rather than always "nice." To protect oneself is case of BEING NICE TO ONESELF!! That is what we women have not been taught. I am glad you will be at the forefront of this change.
In reply to by Barbara Bornstein
#Me Too. I have been assaulted and harassed from early childhood and into middle age. It has been something I have mentioned to very few people. When I first told a few people close to me when I was in my mid-life, I did not feel supported or any empathy. So, I reserved my sharing for counselors and a support group. But, if anyone who is neither a counselor or a someone who has been victimized, it is rare to be met with compassion and loving kindness. Even in a religious setting within the last year, some men have said "The #Me Too movement goes too far and is really a lynching party." These were men over 65. Are younger men more likely to be sensitive to this issue.
Thank you Rabbi for the suggestion of training young girls to be assertive, rather than always "nice." To protect oneself is case of BEING NICE TO ONESELF!! That is what we women have not been taught. I am glad you will be at the forefront of this change.