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	What a Difference a Word Makes! Boys Don't Tell August 25, 2011 http://www.boysdonttell.com/2011/08/what-a-difference-a-word-makes/ What a difference a word makes! Here is an excellent article on the incredible difference it makes in how we perceive peoples’ positions in a situation base on the labels we use. In this case changing the name of a victim to accuser and now she seems to be the aggressor and the alleged perpetrator or rapist becomes the accused. Now he sounds a little like a victim doesn’t he? It is a slick way to turn the tables on victims. The minister that admitted sexually abusing me as a teenager was described by the Bishop as having committed an act of clergy sexual misconduct. That’s a far cry from child sexual abuse which is exactly what happened. As you read this article I hope you think about how as a society (and the media) put a twist on reality by changing just one word. Misconduct, abuse; victim, accuser.
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