Judith Grossman: A Mother, a Feminist, Aghast

Wall Street Journal ^ | April 17, 2013 | JUDITH E. GROSSMAN

[BlueStateRightist]

I am a feminist. I have marched at the barricades, subscribed to Ms. magazine, and knocked on many a door in support of progressive candidates committed to women's rights. Until a month ago, I would have expressed unqualified support for Title IX and for the Violence Against Women Act.

But that was before my son, a senior at a small liberal-arts college in New England, was charged—by an ex-girlfriend—with alleged acts of "nonconsensual sex" that supposedly occurred during the course of their relationship a few years earlier.

[detective]

This woman is a hypocrite. She favors all the feminist lies and false accusations. She then pretends to be against them when it happens to her son. If some other young man were in he same position, she her friends and probably even her son, would be the first to condemn and not care in the least that he was falsely accused.

All liberals and all feminists are hypocrites. This woman is just one of many.

[Mrs. Don-o]

This is fun. And her first paragraph basically provided us with a scorecard. How long until it says:

I am a feminist. BUT NO MORE.

I have marched at the barricades. BUT NO MORE.

Subscribed to Ms. magazine. BUT NO MORE.

Knocked on many a door in support of progressive candidates. BUT NO MORE.

Committed to women's rights. BUT NO MORE.

Have expressed unqualified support for Title IX and for the Violence Against Women Act. BUT NO MORE.

Whee! Everybody can play! One domino after another, at the first brush with reality!

[Zuben Elgenubi]

their relationship a few years earlier.

Three times in this article she references the infraction as "a few years earlier" as if this makes any difference. But ,. . . she's a lawyer and there's a reason for it.

[DPMD]

It was never a problem for her when the sons of other mothers were smeared and condemned in star chamber hearings. If only these cretinous activists could arrange for their policies never to apply to them, it could finally be a perfect world.

[DPMD]

Don’t care how many times she’s been mugged, I want her to stay on the other side. She’s just too stupid and untrustworthy to pass for a conservative.

[Cyber Liberty]

I feel a bit sorry for the writer’s son. He’s the clay pigeon launched by his ignorant excuse of a mother. We (conservatives) warned her and warned her, then warned her again about title IX, but she wouldn’t listen. She’s smarter than us because she gets Ms magazine.

Now her kid is up s*** creek without a paddle, and it’s her fault.

[Impala64ssa]

Thankfully, I happen to be an attorney and had the resources to provide the necessary professional assistance to my son. The charges against him were ultimately dismissed but not before he and our family had to suffer through this ordeal. I am of course relieved and most grateful for this outcome.
Well good for you, Honey! How many young men from more modest backgrounds who fall into this type of trick bag would be just as fortunate? I bet this b*tch wouldn't so much as piss on them if they were on fire.

[EDINVA]

yep. Reaping what one sows comes to mind.

Mz. Grossman didn’t give a flying fig about all the other young men who were similarly charged (most by vindictive exes). All for the cause! But suddenly the proverbial chickens come home to roost and she goes all ballistic.

[Impala64ssa]

MZ> Grossman should’ve heeded the warnings from a dead White guy named Shakespear, “There is nothing so bitter as the taste of one’s own words”. Or, in “street” vernacular, Payback is a b*tch!

[BlueStateRightist]

“If only these cretinous activists could arrange for their policies never to apply to them, it could finally be a perfect world.”

Interestingly, all urban, white leftists like this woman are quite negatively affected by MOST of what they vote for (e.g., higher taxes, more regulation, “green initiatives”, affirmative action, politically correct policies, gun control, nanny-statism, etc.), and they still accept these punishments with rationalizations and angry, illogical arguments. Her son’s predicament selectively activates her fight response, but nothing else will. Can’t she see how all progressive policy undermines her progeny’s future? The “tribunal” her son just faced is only the tip of the iceberg with regard to his future on this planet.

[freeangel]

“A conservative is a liberal who’s been mugged. Her family is getting mugged.”

‘Can’t say I feel sorry for her.

[bgill]

Well, Judi, you created this world for your son and now he has to live in it.

[Cyber Liberty]

Shakespeare had an expression about a serpent’s tooth as well. I’m sure her lad is pretty ungrateful for her efforts these days.

[rlmorel]

ping for later...

[mrsmel]

Once again progressivism proves that it can't trump human nature. No matter how deep into the black hole of sexual permissiveness this society goes, most young men will instinctively prefer a virgin to be the mother of their children, and most young women instinctively know it, even if their brains can't process what their natures are telling them because of interference in the process from cultural artificial feedback. Otherwise, why would young women feel remorse, even resort to tactics which will destroy another human's life, because of it?

[PieterCasparzen]

I know lots of progressives like Grossman.

...

Grossman is a leftist elitist (and lawyer) so she will still live in her nice suburb, send her kids to the proper schools, and find a way for herself and those near her to survive the destruction she and other progressives have brought on society. Meanwhile, millions below her won’t have the same money, connections or ability.

Progressivism and leftism were financed by the eastern establishment (northeast "old money", i.e., Wall Street, tied to British/European banking, i.e., new world order) starting around the late 19th and early 20th century. However, since it goes directly against the myth that was created for the rank and file of the left. It's largely been kept a secret at the highest levels, with the rank and file of leftism being berated into ignoring the relationship. The rank and file of leftism typically dutifully avoid thinking about the implications of the relationship so they can continue to believe in their myth.

Stock holdings of these nwo interests were put into tax-exempt foundations as the income tax was put in place in the US that simultaneously a) avoided taxes and b) could indefinitely continue to carry on transnational (global, non-governmental) operations that tightened the grip of these wealthy interests on power over politicians, and, hence, over government, as well as media and education.

These foundations continue to this day to have their strongest but most subtle ties with the international communist movement (thus unions) and the educational systems of most nations, even though their boards consist exclusively of Wall Street types, Ivy League alumni (the universities where nwo sends their children) and the descendants of the original members of the money interests. Meanwhile, the boards of directors of most publicly-held corporations and the world of finance, being cut from the same cloth, continue to consolidate financial ownership and influence to their own ranks.

Liberal elites that are not "in the know" about nwo simply instinctively realize that they, as minions of interests that appear quite powerful, would be well-provided-for the more those "insterests" can consolidate their political power.

Under even the most tryannical and corrupt governments, the minions of the powers that be have the best of everything available, live in gated communites, have privilege and protection under the law, etc.

[BilLies]

Mother doesn’t even question whether he MAY BE guilty.

How many girls did he “do” before someone blew the whistle on his rapes.

Just saying.

[informavoracious]

If her son had turned out gay this wouldn’t have happened.

[Cyber Liberty]

That right there is a good point. Maybe the kid’s a weasel and did the deed?

[Monorprise]

Sadly event that won’t protect a man from a woman crying rape, as many states recognize the possibly of marital rape.

With the humerus misnomer liberals sell about marriage which enables them to claim the possibly of Sodomy qualifying as marriage then certantly Marriage must to them have as little to do with Sex as it does children.