In times of old, The Furies protected Mother Right. If a mother (or any woman) was harmed, The Furies swooped down and took their vengeance. They were one of the last vestiges of a world that existed before the patriarchy. When we feel righteous anger, it is The Furies who are calling out to us to make what is wrong right again.

Thursday, February 02, 2006

No One Died When He Lied.... 

As far as I know no one died because Jonathan Frey lied. I was arguing for days with various people about Jonathan Frey, before Oprah got mad at him. I said writing a memoir does not give you permission to lie. You might be mistaken, you might have your own take on what happened to you, you might change details and names to protect other people, but you do not lie to make yourself sound better, sound worse, or to make more money. In any case, when I saw how upset Oprah was with him and I heard her say that the truth matters (via the computer—I don't have TV), I kept thinking, "You know, George Bush lied to the entire country, to the world. This entire administration did. Shouldn't you be mad at him for lying to you, as opposed to Jonathan Frey, who just wrote a book? Shouldn't everyone be a bit more upset about those really really really big lies?" Geez.

I'm just saying. Let's have some perspective.
Posted by: Kim Antieau / 2/02/2006 03:02:00 PM
2 comments

2 Comments:

This is exactly how I feel! Stated well.

By Anonymous Anonymous, at 3:29 PM  

Thanks. Seems weird no one else is thinking along these lines, doesn't it?

By Blogger Kim Antieau, at 3:03 PM  

Post a Comment

  • All photographs and written material copyright © 2003-2008 by Kim Antieau unless otherwise indicated. May not be used without permission.

    • This page is powered by Blogger. Isn't yours?