Where is the Gadsden Police Department report that is required to ban someone from a mall?

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Happy Danksgiving, bitchez.

Why Roy Moore's accusers stayed silent for so long

At the outset of the #MeToo movement an extended family member privately shared her experience of sexual assault with me. She was a young woman when she was raped - just like the eight women who have accused Roy Moore of sexual misconduct. But there is another reason why my relative, and Moore's accusers have been silent until now - Southern culture.

Silencing is a common tactic use by perpetrators of childhood sexual violence; many survivors of sexual trauma remain silent out of shame and fear. They are justified in doing so. For children, the threat of further harm is very real and perpetrators depend on secrecy. Even for adults, victim-blaming, stigma and re-traumatization may accompany disclosure. In Southern culture, the norm of the 'good girl' combined with the adage of 'speak when you are spoken to' closes the door on information sharing. It also affirms the lie that perpetrators often tell their victims:  they will not be believed.

Other elements of the traditional Southern Belle archetype also play a role.  Southern women, and especially girls, are expected to be as "sweet as pie" and genteel to boot. There is, after all, an entire magazine dedicated to Southern Living and hospitality. It simply wouldn't be polite by Southern standards to out sexual assailants. Instead Moore's behavior has been an open secret and the fodder for small town rumor mills. While some have attempted to discredit Moore's victims, they would not have come forth without prompting from members of the media.

In doing so they, like others before them, have faced negative repercussions. Scarlett O'Hara, the South's most famous and complicated heroine bucked tradition with her vanity, selfishness and, some would say, early feminism. Yet she ultimately paid the price for her ambitions when after confessing her love to Rhett Butler he famously rejected her, "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn." As in the Global South, American women face the prospect of speaking out and being punished.

Without a doubt, not all Southern women are the same. Roy Moore's wife, Kayla has stood by her man perpetuating the dominant narrative about Southern women; meanwhile his accusers have boldly broken step and in doing so challenged the status quo. Some might say that my views and the actions of Moore's accusers are atypical - and perhaps even an affront to what it means to be Southern. But the truth is I was born in the deep South and have lived in the South for most of my life. I wholeheartedly reject the coded language of "Southern heritage" but that doesn't mean I'm not Southern. For good or for bad, I have been subject to the same cultural norms and ultimately I am a Southern woman.

But what it means to be a Southerner is changing. It means speaking out and being heard. It means putting an end to predation and the abuse of power. And it means listening - and voting - like we give a damn.

http://www.al.com/opinion/index.ssf/2017/11/why_roy_moores_accusers_stayed.html#incart_river_home

Now they have resorted to insulting Southern women.

Just wait a second an AU fan will come along in a minute to remind us they won.

Well bless their hearts.