The attorney using the fact that the girl giggled as evidence of this being a wholesome interaction is incredibly tone deaf (at best, intentionally dishonest, at worst). Have they really never seen a person, especially a preteen or teen girl, giggle when uncomfortable? Even reading about this makes me uncomfortable.
The attorney using the fact that the girl giggled as evidence of this being a wholesome interaction is incredibly tone deaf (at best, intentionally dishonest, at worst). Have they really never seen a person, especially a preteen or teen girl, giggle when uncomfortable? Even reading about this makes me uncomfortable.
Agree. I have giggled and placated men when I was a young woman, just wishing I could get out of the situation with as little confrontation as possible
Such an important point. (I really don't have much to say about the actual situation--it's much too heated for my taste), but just wanted to underscore Grace's point.
When confronted with a threat, in addition to fight and flight, there's also freeze and fawn. All are instinctual strategies to try to mitigate the threat. This would be textbook example of the fawn response if the girl felt threatened, uncomfortable, or violated.
The attorney using the fact that the girl giggled as evidence of this being a wholesome interaction is incredibly tone deaf (at best, intentionally dishonest, at worst). Have they really never seen a person, especially a preteen or teen girl, giggle when uncomfortable? Even reading about this makes me uncomfortable.
Agree. I have giggled and placated men when I was a young woman, just wishing I could get out of the situation with as little confrontation as possible
Such an important point. (I really don't have much to say about the actual situation--it's much too heated for my taste), but just wanted to underscore Grace's point.
When confronted with a threat, in addition to fight and flight, there's also freeze and fawn. All are instinctual strategies to try to mitigate the threat. This would be textbook example of the fawn response if the girl felt threatened, uncomfortable, or violated.
Not only did the little girl giggle, but the entire audience of 200 people. Not tone deaf, common sense.