[Aliantha]

My point really is that we'd all do better to consider how our actions or words affect those around us.

As I said, I was wrong. It's not fair to expect people on an internet forum to care that much about their fellow posters.

btw...I was responding only to Bruces' last post. I don't think any of the horrors he mentioned are more or less terrible than rape, and the fact that he chose to suggest that perhaps they might be demonstrates that I have failed with this thread because quite clearly, there is no understanding.

Maybe there can't be for someone who's never been there, so maybe it's not his or anyone else's fault. Maybe that's just the way it is and maybe me and anyone else who does understand just needs to learn to suck it in, shut up, and move on.