Silence. I’ve been thinking a lot about that word, especially because the phrase "silence is compliance" is something I have seen a lot over this summer. I don't believe all silence is compliance, but I understand where people are coming from with that phrase, and I understand the heart of it. I am reading a book in which the author was abused as a child repeatedly by her father. Her mother knew about it. Her mother was not the abuser, but she chose not to speak against it or do anything about it. The silence of her mother was something that caused deep pain in the author, in addition to the pain of the abuse from her father. In this instance, the silence of her mother gave way for the abuse of the father to continue, and surely we can see how silence felt like strong compliance here. There are countless other examples like this, and it is something I have to strongly consider when thinking about silence.
Let's Talk About Silence
Let's Talk About Silence
Let's Talk About Silence
Silence. I’ve been thinking a lot about that word, especially because the phrase "silence is compliance" is something I have seen a lot over this summer. I don't believe all silence is compliance, but I understand where people are coming from with that phrase, and I understand the heart of it. I am reading a book in which the author was abused as a child repeatedly by her father. Her mother knew about it. Her mother was not the abuser, but she chose not to speak against it or do anything about it. The silence of her mother was something that caused deep pain in the author, in addition to the pain of the abuse from her father. In this instance, the silence of her mother gave way for the abuse of the father to continue, and surely we can see how silence felt like strong compliance here. There are countless other examples like this, and it is something I have to strongly consider when thinking about silence.