Comments on: The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo http://fauxrealtho.com/2008/04/09/the-greatest-silence-rape-in-the-congo/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:36:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: John Watson http://fauxrealtho.com/2008/04/09/the-greatest-silence-rape-in-the-congo/#comment-251963 John Watson Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:34:17 +0000 http://fauxrealtho.com/2008/04/09/the-greatest-silence-rape-in-the-congo/#comment-251963 I was moved to tears and dumb founded again by what goes on in this world. This is what Clinton and Obama should be talking about. Shame on all of us that the car we drive, the house, the clothes, the jewelry, the cell phones, are more important than human life. I promise to pass this message on and I promise to do my part to help. I challenge my fellow brothers and sisters to do the same. I was moved to tears and dumb founded again by what goes on in this world. This is what Clinton and Obama should be talking about. Shame on all of us that the car we drive, the house, the clothes, the jewelry, the cell phones, are more important than human life.
I promise to pass this message on and I promise to do my part to help. I challenge my fellow brothers and sisters to do the same.

]]> By: AG http://fauxrealtho.com/2008/04/09/the-greatest-silence-rape-in-the-congo/#comment-243395 AG Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:00:38 +0000 http://fauxrealtho.com/2008/04/09/the-greatest-silence-rape-in-the-congo/#comment-243395 Hi Lauren, damn that hit me like a jack hammer. Some random thoughts: 1) I did not have a clue till today that gadgets we buy could in a way contribute to attrocities -- from this day, I am going to have to be more conscious about it. 2) I don't know how the people who compare rape can classify it as good or bad or whatever -- a rape is a rape, and any woman (or man) who goes through rape suffers just the same. I am one of those silent readers of your blog (I don't blog myself for a variety of reasons) -- This is one of the best posts I've seen you write. Hi Lauren, damn that hit me like a jack hammer. Some random thoughts: 1) I did not have a clue till today that gadgets we buy could in a way contribute to attrocities — from this day, I am going to have to be more conscious about it. 2) I don’t know how the people who compare rape can classify it as good or bad or whatever — a rape is a rape, and any woman (or man) who goes through rape suffers just the same.

I am one of those silent readers of your blog (I don’t blog myself for a variety of reasons) — This is one of the best posts I’ve seen you write.

]]> By: Bach-us http://fauxrealtho.com/2008/04/09/the-greatest-silence-rape-in-the-congo/#comment-235089 Bach-us Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:53:27 +0000 http://fauxrealtho.com/2008/04/09/the-greatest-silence-rape-in-the-congo/#comment-235089 Do you know of any sources that discuss whether buying used computers/electronics makes a difference? Do you know of any sources that discuss whether buying used computers/electronics makes a difference?

]]> By: larkspur http://fauxrealtho.com/2008/04/09/the-greatest-silence-rape-in-the-congo/#comment-231413 larkspur Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:16:49 +0000 http://fauxrealtho.com/2008/04/09/the-greatest-silence-rape-in-the-congo/#comment-231413 I agree with you about the director's presence in the film. It <i>was</i> a necessary bridge. Despite all the differences in circumstance - in history, geography, economy, culture - the commonality is that rape is an act of terrorism. It seemed to me that the Congolese women interviewed got that. Jackson was able to get medical attention after her rape, and a safe place to go, and time to recover, and work to resume. This is pertinent, but not because she is privileged. It's because that's what the Congolese women and girls are entitled to, and aren't getting in anything approaching adequacy, despite the best efforts of some really dedicated people. I agree with you about the director’s presence in the film. It was a necessary bridge. Despite all the differences in circumstance - in history, geography, economy, culture - the commonality is that rape is an act of terrorism. It seemed to me that the Congolese women interviewed got that.

Jackson was able to get medical attention after her rape, and a safe place to go, and time to recover, and work to resume. This is pertinent, but not because she is privileged. It’s because that’s what the Congolese women and girls are entitled to, and aren’t getting in anything approaching adequacy, despite the best efforts of some really dedicated people.

]]> By: Blog About The Congo Rape Epidemic : The Curvature http://fauxrealtho.com/2008/04/09/the-greatest-silence-rape-in-the-congo/#comment-229772 Blog About The Congo Rape Epidemic : The Curvature Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:03:52 +0000 http://fauxrealtho.com/2008/04/09/the-greatest-silence-rape-in-the-congo/#comment-229772 [...] was unfortunately not able to watch the documentary The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo, since I don’t have HBO, and I hope that it will be soon available through another outlets [...] [...] was unfortunately not able to watch the documentary The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo, since I don’t have HBO, and I hope that it will be soon available through another outlets [...]

]]> By: lynD http://fauxrealtho.com/2008/04/09/the-greatest-silence-rape-in-the-congo/#comment-229615 lynD Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:34:18 +0000 http://fauxrealtho.com/2008/04/09/the-greatest-silence-rape-in-the-congo/#comment-229615 What an astounding, fucked up world. Thank you for your thorough post. I feel speechless, inadequate, and incoherently angry. What an astounding, fucked up world.
Thank you for your thorough post. I feel speechless, inadequate, and incoherently angry.

]]> By: Noli Irritare Leones » Blog Archive » Congo Rape Epidemic http://fauxrealtho.com/2008/04/09/the-greatest-silence-rape-in-the-congo/#comment-227950 Noli Irritare Leones » Blog Archive » Congo Rape Epidemic Sun, 13 Apr 2008 16:04:16 +0000 http://fauxrealtho.com/2008/04/09/the-greatest-silence-rape-in-the-congo/#comment-227950 [...] Lauren wrote at much more length on rape in the Congo, and a new documentary about [...] [...] Lauren wrote at much more length on rape in the Congo, and a new documentary about [...]

]]> By: On Writing, Atrocity and Privilege, Redux at Faux Real http://fauxrealtho.com/2008/04/09/the-greatest-silence-rape-in-the-congo/#comment-226637 On Writing, Atrocity and Privilege, Redux at Faux Real Sat, 12 Apr 2008 20:23:40 +0000 http://fauxrealtho.com/2008/04/09/the-greatest-silence-rape-in-the-congo/#comment-226637 [...] Had a Bad Day Today: 15 comments in two days 200,000 Women Have Had A Really Fucking Bad Decade: 1 comment in two [...] [...] Had a Bad Day Today: 15 comments in two days 200,000 Women Have Had A Really Fucking Bad Decade: 1 comment in two [...]

]]> By: Dottie Curtis, MSW/LCSW/CAC http://fauxrealtho.com/2008/04/09/the-greatest-silence-rape-in-the-congo/#comment-226616 Dottie Curtis, MSW/LCSW/CAC Sat, 12 Apr 2008 20:02:08 +0000 http://fauxrealtho.com/2008/04/09/the-greatest-silence-rape-in-the-congo/#comment-226616 I was so moved by this film and the beauty of the spirit of the women. I have worked for years with domestic violence and sexual assault complexities. I would like to do more... Please send information as to how to support the important restoration! I was so moved by this film and the beauty of the spirit of the women. I have worked for years with domestic violence and sexual assault complexities. I would like to do more… Please send information as to how to support the important restoration!

]]> By: Jubeida Adams-Kassen http://fauxrealtho.com/2008/04/09/the-greatest-silence-rape-in-the-congo/#comment-226122 Jubeida Adams-Kassen Sat, 12 Apr 2008 10:37:53 +0000 http://fauxrealtho.com/2008/04/09/the-greatest-silence-rape-in-the-congo/#comment-226122 Thank you for this informative and heart moving story. I will make plans to watch the movie and tell my friends and work mates about it. Thank you for this informative and heart moving story. I will make plans to watch the movie and tell my friends and work mates about it.

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