When Forgiveness Isn’t A Virtue
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7 min readDec 16, 2015
By Ijeoma Oluo
As a survivor of sexual abuse and assault, and as an advocate for survivors of abuse and assault, I hear a lot about forgiveness. I am forwarded stories on the power of forgiveness, I’m lectured on the need for forgiveness, I’m offered lessons on forgiveness.
But I also hear about forgiveness from survivors of physical, sexual, and emotional abuse.
