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I didn’t know that if a woman was drunk when the violence occurred, she wouldn’t be taken seriously. I didn’t know that if he was drunk when the violence occurred, people would offer him sympathy. I didn’t know that my loss of memory would
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I'm not sure I've ever seen this aspect of society described so perfectly.
“The slivers we show, the mountains we hide.”
― Know My Name
― Know My Name
“Victims are often, automatically, accused of lying. But when a perpetrator is exposed for lying, the stigma doesn’t stick. Why is it that we’re wary of victims making false accusations, but rarely consider how many men have blatantly lied about, downplayed, or manipulated others to cover their own actions?”
― Know My Name: A Memoir
― Know My Name: A Memoir
“I didn’t know that if a woman was drunk when the violence occurred, she wouldn’t be taken seriously. I didn’t know that if he was drunk when the violence occurred, people would offer him sympathy. I didn’t know that my loss of memory would become his opportunity. I didn’t know that being a victim was synonymous with not being believed.”
― Know My Name: A Memoir
― Know My Name: A Memoir
Jamie’s 2025 Year in Books
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