TO THE EDITOR:
In the Oct. 1 edition of The Daily Tar Heel, Jenny Thompson referred to one of my blog posts on chapelhillwatch.com of a few months ago in which I came out strongly in support of the “Yes Means Yes” policy UNC adopted.
Women have been socialized since we were little girls to not say, ‘No,’ then as adults we are blamed for not saying, “No,” forcefully enough. I made the analogy between people who don’t realize how difficult it is to say “No,” and the Town Council’s dilemma of having to say no in uncomfortable situations.
It certainly was not my intent to cause trauma to anyone, much less to someone who had already been traumatized. Now that I realize how my analogy came across to Ms. Thompson and perhaps others, I have removed the analogy from my blog post.
Nancy Oates
Candidate for Chapel Hill Town Council
