Monday, July 23, 2012
Not over yet, cont. . . .
Oh, and regarding the statue: I think the university found a reasonable middle ground here. This statue was going to be a slap in the face of every abuse victim who - as all do - had some other adult in their life the enabled the environment in which the abuse occurred. Leave the Paternos' name on the library: it is unlikely to feature prominently in any sports coverage even if the football team should eventually return to national prominence. But taking down the tribute to the man in whose house (i.e. under whose watch) Sandusky perpetrated his crimes with impunity for so long, regardless of how knowledgeable he may have been or whether he helped sweep anything under the rug, seems an appropriate response for a school that really wants to help put and end to the culture of silence in which abuse thrives, and to help keep the survivors of sexual abuse from being reminded so frequently.
Labels:
Sexual abuse,
Sports
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