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To: Mr. Mojo

No, I am not putting words in your mouth.
I wonder to what extent regional or social context fuels our disagreement. I am not young and have traditionally heard ‘bimbo’ used to imply ‘stupid woman who trades on her looks/sexuality to get what she wants’. Having watched young people struggle with the kind of situation that this young girl is in, and actually encountered a fair number of adults still struggling with long past episodes of molest in their childhood, I know that the only way they let go of the damage is to give the blame to the perp and not to their prey. Even in those instances where a History teacher with a porn addiction is going through a terrible divorce and is repeatedly propositioned by a child - he is still responsible for his actions and a child is not responsible for his action. To hear kids blamed (’should have known’) in TV, print, conversation etc. is to wonder if there are others present with wounds that fester and are made worse by hearing a child receive condemning comments for that situation. The girl, like many others I’ve spoken with, is not stupid, but is sadly without protection from parents or society and probably was selected for these traits.


36 posted on 03/19/2011 1:43:27 PM PDT by ransomnote
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To: ransomnote
Look, where I come from "bimbo" means airheaded. ....or at least seriously naive. Not slutty.

The girl, like many others I’ve spoken with, is not stupid, but is sadly without protection from parents

That's speculation on your part. Her mom was obviously involved enough to check her daughter's cell phone. Then she wisely contacted the police.

he is still responsible for his actions and a child is not responsible for his action.

You're stating the blatantly obvious. I didn't either say or imply that she was responsible in any way for what happened. I merely noted her immense naivete, indicated by this (from the article).....

The girl later told police she and Mulder were "just good friends," and that he “was the one person that understood and could relate to her."

37 posted on 03/19/2011 1:59:22 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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