Opinion | Danielle Campoamor: 'In so many instances, big and small, progressive organizations, institutions and people want to avoid the messiness of holding their own accountable in the name of the 'greater good.'' - NBCNewsTHINK
against prominent abortion provider Dr. Willie Parker. In so many instances, big and small, progressive organizations, institutions and people want to avoid the messiness of holding their own accountable in the name of the “greater good.”, the organization urged its “sisters and allies” not to “lose sight of the broader work or let a man’s treachery overshadow it in any way.” It went on to say that while it does not “ask for a pass,” it does “ask for perspective.
It’s an ask we survivors have heard time and time again. Be patient. Think of the bigger picture. There is honor in martyrdom, after all. But as sexual assault victims and survivors, we are the authority, which is why these messages discrediting both survivors’ stories and our abilities are perhaps the most detrimental: They uphold the notion that survivors and victims are powerless. We’re told we cannot advocate for ourselves but must instead trust someone else to be the expert in our own lived experiences; that we are not powerful enough, connected enough, credible enough — or, simply, enough.
“I sometimes see advocates say, ‘We’re a voice for the voiceless,’ and it enrages me,” Alison Turkos, a multiple-assault survivor who organized the open letter, said about those who shroud themselves in allyship as they pursue their own self-interests.
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