tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post5652794882202010204..comments2023-11-12T10:12:51.801-05:00Comments on Elizabeth Twist: Pedophiles I Have Known, or, A Novel InspirationElizabeth Twisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03133959633383307056noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-69773555044700128422012-10-30T16:53:00.483-04:002012-10-30T16:53:00.483-04:00@Libby: Thanks! I'm looking forward to it.
@C...@Libby: Thanks! I'm looking forward to it.<br /><br />@Catherine: I think I was tangentially aware of Jeffs. I'd like to read more about it, maybe in December.<br /><br />@Mark: I've been following the revelations about Jimmy Savile. That is some creepy stuff, especially about his access to hospitals. Yikes.Elizabeth Twisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133959633383307056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-74498633127700663642012-10-29T06:56:12.433-04:002012-10-29T06:56:12.433-04:00Fantastic article Elizabeth, really. Why is it the...Fantastic article Elizabeth, really. Why is it these types of dysfunctional predatory arseholes are always floating in circles where they can do the most harm and go undetected for such long periods (if at all)?<br /><br />I suppose their arrogance is the rope by which they so often hang themselves eventually, believing themselves to be either untouchable - as we are realising here in the UK regarding Jimmy Savile - or so entrenched in their perversions that they fail to see it as wrong any longer.<br /><br />An extremely interesting read. Thank you for sharing :)Mark Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13002166292175980928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-3635295707831067932012-10-27T13:59:13.094-04:002012-10-27T13:59:13.094-04:00Wow, what a story! Just goes to show that one'...Wow, what a story! Just goes to show that one's instincts mostly guide them to the right verdict--that you felt something was way off with the guy. It does inspire a good seedy fictional character. And I do relate, as I am crafting a sequel to my spec fiction that was inspired by my disgust over the Jeff's cult. In it, there is a lecherous older villain type. Good luck with your story!<br /><a href="http://catherinestine.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Catherine Stine’s Idea City</a><br />Catherine Stinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08131569196977321229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-47110719534877946882012-10-23T12:00:52.933-04:002012-10-23T12:00:52.933-04:00Wow, just the story about Doug was entertaining. ...Wow, just the story about Doug was entertaining. I'm interested to see what you make of it in speculative novel form.Libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14323538213636795216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-28783483345694607092012-10-21T21:27:49.671-04:002012-10-21T21:27:49.671-04:00LOL, Hildred, sounds like summer in Japan is prett...LOL, Hildred, sounds like summer in Japan is pretty similar to summer in mainland China, or at least Jiangsu province. Never have I felt so consistently damp. <br /><br />Yikes on the endless supply of victims to be had for whites in Japan, and yikes for the same effect globally, right? <br /><br />The way I see it, the off-kilter white person abroad is an opportunistic kind of beast, more taking advantage of cultural difference and the effects of global white supremacy than anything else. I wouldn't necessarily say that those cultures are set up for the express purpose of giving predators an ideal hunting ground, although I admit I hardly have enough information to think that through thoroughly.<br /><br />What's even more curious to me is places set up by dominant culture on the home turf of white elites that also seem to be happy hunting grounds for predators. The more I examine such institutions, the more certain I am that it's not just people turning a blind eye to abuse, but rather something more sinister embedded in the culture as a whole. It is creepy, and I find it fascinating.Elizabeth Twisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133959633383307056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-76719500935512812642012-10-21T18:27:40.722-04:002012-10-21T18:27:40.722-04:00I've often thought the same thing about workin...I've often thought the same thing about working in Japan. Not in my exact area, or even in my exact company, but I've met some people who were....really...REALLY "off", and they were just so at home in Japan because it was an endless supply of victims if you're white. And of course, if they were rebuffed, they slandered and libeled said victims in all the worse ways that will get them in trouble in their culture. (Real fast way to ruin someone's reputation in Japan? Call them crazy.) <br /><br />Ha, I asked about the weather because Japan's is just...UGH. Especially in the summer. It's just a melting pot of awful summer weather. The humidity is truly what kills you. It's so bad there that it's the first thing I think of when I remember living in Japan. When somebody asks me "how was Japan??" I always respond with "It was hot as #%23" first.<br /><br />(and aw thank you! I admit I was totally distracted when scrolling down your post and seeing my book in your sidebar! XD)Hildred Billingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995415129197042871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-70873859070671979532012-10-21T14:26:04.061-04:002012-10-21T14:26:04.061-04:00@Hildred: I know just what you mean. Definitely th...@Hildred: I know just what you mean. Definitely that was part of the mix for Doug, but I suspect his thing was kids rather than women. <br /><br />Agreed there's something all too commonplace about pedophiles and other creeps. What's interesting me is how thoroughly such types infiltrate - or are invited into - institutions where they will have access to victims.<br /><br />On a happier note, yes, it was boiling when I went to China. We went in July. It was crazy hot and humid. On an up note, they have the most stunning array of delicious frozen treats I've ever encountered.<br /><br />(p.s. it's probably inappropriate to note this here, Hildred, but your book is great. Link's in the sidebar, people!)<br /><br />@L.G.: wow. I've learned to trust my instincts in this regard and not write off a feeling that there's something hinky about a person. Often it's way worse than you would guess.Elizabeth Twisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133959633383307056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-29798171597789285832012-10-21T09:53:17.362-04:002012-10-21T09:53:17.362-04:00After reading your carefully worded post all I can...After reading your carefully worded post all I can say is Yuck. I worked in a jail for three years and got my fill of creeps who saw other humans as prey. One of the worst shocks I got, though, was after I quit. About six months after I read that a deputy I had worked with was accused of molesting his daughter. He killed his wife and then himself once everyone found out. Yeah, there was something off about him, but I never would have guessed it was that. Truth is, you just can't ever know for sure what's going on behind someone else's eyes...until the victims speak up. <br /><br />Luanne G. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762881276976395955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1729289955062416774.post-50718469349538087002012-10-21T03:11:44.743-04:002012-10-21T03:11:44.743-04:00On one hand, I want to be shocked by your story, b...On one hand, I want to be shocked by your story, but on the other, I know I can't be, because it seems too common of a story these days.<br /><br />I've known my fair share of (Western) creepos and Oh Hell Nos in Japan. Something about Asia seems to just act as a huge beacon for them to cross over to. The oversexualization and fetishization of the culture and, particularly, women are a part of our own culture and it seems that these guys take it and see it as their big chance to go where "people know how it's done." (If I had a nickle for every "American women are so insufferable and won't shut up about their rights!"... Ahem. I think I went on a tangent there.<br /><br />I do think it's great you got to have such an awesome opportunity! I've never been to China, but would like to visit one day. Was it really hot when you went?Hildred Billingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995415129197042871noreply@blogger.com