Women tried to tell and we didn't listen (Archibald/al.com)

What women have been trying to tell us: #believewomen

By John Archibald | jarchibald@al.com
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on November 17, 2017 at 9:03 AM, updated November 17, 2017 at 9:05 AM

Forget about Roy Moore for a moment. I won't talk about him here.

Pretend there's no election Dec. 12, no need to filter every word through the sieve of party, no need to defend every claim as if it were a conspiracy concocted by the other side.

Whatever side.

Because this is not political. It can't be. This is bigger than that. It is - pardon the heresy - more important than politics.

I've come to believe every woman I know - and more men than I imagined - have their own stories of abuse or harassment or something like it. They're not just memories, stored away in boxes like old photographs and Mayday ribbons. They're pain.

Infected. Embedded, like a bullet fragment that cannot be removed.
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Definitely worth reading the whole thing. Many sad stories held back for years.