Seeking positive change
It is the epitome of irony that there are people more offended and outraged by certain behavior being exposed, than I am as a target of that bad behavior.
Sitting in the front row at a public fair board meeting was fascinating. There was outrage over the "betrayal" of a particular text going public – a message targeting me and two other women by name. The person went so far as to call it "disgusting" that the message was exposed. Suddenly, the fair board and the original message's author were cast as victims.
Maybe part of the outburst was a warning to others to avoid incurring her wrath. To me, it seemed like a blatant defense of the original author, who sat there complacently during the whole tirade. Meanwhile, I'm right there, witnessing this jaw-dropping display of human behavior.
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