“Conversations in a locker room”.
When I was in high school, one of the gym teachers had been rumored, for years, to be a lesbian. She would stand in the shower room, and watch us girls shower, before and after swimming. We all called her a weirdo and pervert, behind her back. That was 50 years ago. If someone came out today, and said she had molested girls, and that I knew about it, and didn’t report it, I’d be incredulous. Sure, we all called her a perv, and bantered about it, in and out the locker room. But that’s a FAR cry from having any knowledge of any actual assaults. We didn’t KNOW if she actually WAS a perv; It was just a rumor that had been circulating amongst kids, for years.
That’s what I assume Jordan is talking about. Of course, in retrospect, its going to sound like he KNEW it was happening, but of course, he didn’t. He just thought the guys were horsing around, the way kids do, calling each other, or a teacher, a perv, or gay, or wierd.
This whole thing is the result of Rosenstein telling someone to dig up some dirt on a guy who’s squeaky clean, but has publicly questioned his majesty’s veracity. Political assassination 101.
Jim Jordan, don’t you DARE give in to this. Lord, please strengthen his family and give him and them, the power to get through this vicious smear. In Jesus Name, Amen.
“Conversations in a locker room”.
When I was in high school, one of the gym teachers had been rumored, for years, to be a lesbian. She would stand in the shower room, and watch us girls shower, before and after swimming. We all called her a weirdo and pervert, behind her back. That was 50 years ago. If someone came out today, and said she had molested girls, and that I knew about it, and didn’t report it, I’d be incredulous. Sure, we all called her a perv, and bantered about it, in and out the locker room. But that’s a FAR cry from having any knowledge of any actual assaults. We didn’t KNOW if she actually WAS a perv; It was just a rumor that had been circulating amongst kids, for years.
That’s what I assume Jordan is talking about. Of course, in retrospect, its going to sound like he KNEW it was happening, but of course, he didn’t. He just thought the guys were horsing around, the way kids do, calling each other, or a teacher, a perv, or gay, or wierd.
This whole thing is the result of Rosenstein telling someone to dig up some dirt on a guy who’s squeaky clean, but has publicly questioned his majesty’s veracity. Political assassination 101.
Jim Jordan, don’t you DARE give in to this. Lord, please strengthen his family and give him and them, the power to get through this vicious smear. In Jesus Name, Amen.
great commentary and insights. Any of us who have been around sports know there is a lot of “ bantering” that goes on in locker rooms. Also the average age of most college or high school athletes is around 16- 21 so the usual group “ everyone “ knows is common place or you are out of touch.
Funny how they will go after Jim J , and let a real perv like Billy Jeff stand as an Icon....
'Weird' was actually how one of the guys described Strauss.
It's likely exactly as you describe.
Strauss was 'weird', maybe even grabby with the right circumstances, but he wasn't raping little boys. He looked at guys in a way that made them feel uncomfortable. Everyone thought he was weird. They discussed it in the locker room. It's likely most of them used now inappropriate words to describe Strauss. It was never so bad anyone felt they had to make a formal complaint to the head coach, the university president, or campus police.