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In light of the Culture article about

2025-01-14 06:40:02.801255+01 by Dan Lyke 1 comments

In light of the Vulture article about Neil Gaiman's abuses, and the discussion of his parents' Scientology, I'm thinking even deeper about growing up in a Waldorf community, and some of the expectations and beliefs that I grew up with.

Because the thing is, I can see very clearly how a man can be socialized into feeling that the behaviors that lead to that sort of harm is normal and accepted.

[ related topics: Scientology Sociology California Culture Community Neil Gaiman ]

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#Comment Re: In light of the Culture article about made: 2025-01-14 07:17:38.961097+01 by: Dan Lyke

Ugh. Need to force a refresh of the front page. Suspect my database triggers broke.

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