http://bytheirstrangefruit.blogspot.com/2013/06/listening-well-as-person-of-privilege_9.html

I've used this post as a way to understand those who label me as "angry" (or any number of other things) when I talk about injustice in the form of sexism, homophobia, or religious discrimination, and when I am listening to others who experience forms of oppression that I don't. I think it gives a lot of insight into why and how Mormons can label us "angry" or "anti-Mormon" just for stating facts about the history, abuse, and oppression of the church, and about our experiences of injustice there. I was always extremely frustrated about this, and confused. I always wondered why it was so threatening to them to hear the truth. TBMs are not comfortable unless their position of privilege and power (in their own minds? in their own religion/church?) is not at all threatened. The agreed-upon approach is to insult or accuse those who leave or speak out against the church, not because they love the church so much, but because it threatens their status quo.



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When one is promoting the indefensible the only recourse is to smear those who point that out.

If you've defined your entire existence by the Mormon church (or scientology, or a love of the TV show 'Here's Larry') and you are presented with solid evidence (never mind "squishy" facts) how else are you going to rationalize that you've wasted everything on a lie?

1) Quit

2) Take the "good" parts and play along like it's a club

3) Obey Big brother and accept the spin spin spin

4) Melt down with cog-dis inside and slap on a Prozac face

5) Shoot the messenger

People hate being lied to over and over again. Anger is a natural, understandable result.