Even A Glimmer Of Self-Worth

Weekend Edition July 27-29, 2012

The Self-Identity of a Sex Offender

"Attitude, far from being “everything”, is simply an offshoot of the self-identity. People are constantly changing their self-identities, either to project the desired image or to gain personal growth. How do you perceive yourself? How much do you accept what other people want of you? Do their perceptions of you match what you want to portray?

Surely, a person who is made to feel bad about herself will eventually believe it. That’s part of the power of the system. But no one can swallow this identity as whole-heartedly or as fully as the system would like. Even a glimmer of self-worth contradicts the unspoken maxim: you are a sex offender. You are the scum of society."

http://www.counterpunch.org/2012/07/27/the-self-identity-of-a-sex-offender/