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31. It turns out that Grimm's fairy tales had a real purpose it seems.

Tue Apr 14, 2026, 05:59 PM

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We always thought about the callousness of telling your children such monstrous tales.
Now we know that monsters really do exist.

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I wish to state something about sex crimes: [View all] PCIntern Tuesday OP

Yup. I hear you. As a woman, I have my own stories. Joinfortmill Tuesday #1

Same ananda Tuesday #8

Me too. OMGWTF Tuesday #18

WTF is wrong with men? Disaffected Tuesday #22

Culture has just as much to do with it blubunyip Tuesday #42

This leads to the nature or nurture debate. Disaffected Yesterday #44

Imho, women can cut their losses by simply avoiding athletes. Some have taken allegorical oracle Yesterday #49

Then there's the "nice guys," some wearing spectacles, smart, bookish, well-mannered... Alice B. 21 hrs ago #58

While I agree to a point... radical noodle 21 hrs ago #59

"Go for the guy wearing spectacles." TheProle 17 hrs ago #67

Prehistoric times? "Cave-man marriage"--- knock the woman over the head with a club, Jack Valentino Tuesday #43

You might be projecting modern norms on prehistory. Buzz cook 18 hrs ago #63

Yeah, who really knows? Disaffected 17 hrs ago #66

Same here. highplainsdem Tuesday #26

It was prevalent throughout the sixties and seventies too. Arthur_Frain Tuesday #2

This was ongoing from the 1920''s through the 1990's and likely beyond there. PCIntern Tuesday #4

It was ongoing through all of history and pre-history. It just wasn't talked about. Or the victim was blamed. raccoon 22 hrs ago #55

I'm sorry that happened to you. And also if it ruins someone's life it's not necessarily because they "let" it. WhiskeyGrinder Tuesday #5

That's exactly what the "Me, Too" movement was trying to raise awareness of. Diamond_Dog Tuesday #3

I never got that in fertility clinics Figarosmom Tuesday #6

The most graphic testimony in the GJ report PCIntern Tuesday #7

Assaulted by gay bashers? N/t Figarosmom Tuesday #9

Oh no... PCIntern Tuesday #10

I feel sick... AloeVera Tuesday #27

Geez.. Figarosmom Tuesday #37

OMG 😳 MustLoveBeagles 18 hrs ago #64

Collection at home was an option we used to create my daughter Soul_of_Wit Tuesday #24

I've always said that it's up to parents to inform their teenage children BEFORE it happens to them FakeNoose Tuesday #11

Absolutely... PCIntern Tuesday #12

And then there are those parents who are shit. usedtobedemgurl Tuesday #16

That's ridiculous. AZ8theist Tuesday #20

Thank you. usedtobedemgurl Tuesday #21

You're welcome. AZ8theist Tuesday #32

I'm an old lady now, but... Trueblue Texan Tuesday #39

I'm sorry 😞 MustLoveBeagles 18 hrs ago #65

And sadly that is part of the problem Lifeafter70 Tuesday #33

And no matter the warnings, it can and does still happen. 1WorldHope Tuesday #15

From the epstein files it sounds like many of the parents Figarosmom Tuesday #38

Teenage? Ms. Toad Tuesday #41

I still have a vivid memory of a friend and I being accosted by some creep Disaffected Yesterday #45

Twice, in the 60s, adult males tried lure me within their reach. enigmania Tuesday #13

So, is this an American thing? Is it a European thing 1WorldHope Tuesday #14

Pedophilia knows no borders.. whathehell Tuesday #29

It turns out that Grimm's fairy tales had a real purpose it seems. 1WorldHope Tuesday #31

We largely read sanitized versions of those dsc Yesterday #47

It is a human thing. Disaffected Yesterday #46

If they Rebl2 Tuesday #17

Pretty revolting, isn't it? PCIntern Tuesday #19

Exactly MustLoveBeagles Tuesday #23

Report them MorbidButterflyTat Tuesday #25

And they're helping those freak f*cks have children! Trueblue Texan Tuesday #40

This exists and always existed because it has been allowed to exist Bluestocking Tuesday #28

For many years I taught women's self defense oberle Tuesday #30

Since I was in high school (late 60s) I have wondered: Why do they teach boys wrestling, but not girls? Attilatheblond 22 hrs ago #52

"which include Boy Scout and Girl Scout publications" ??? progressoid Tuesday #34

Same Sympthsical 22 hrs ago #54

I saw it myself as a patient PCIntern 14 hrs ago #70

Re fertility clinics Tasmanian Devil Tuesday #35

References? PCIntern Tuesday #36

While not even close to this level dsc Yesterday #48

I'm not sure these are great examples. BlueTsunami2018 16 hrs ago #68

my first two jobs at age 16 - TalenaGor 22 hrs ago #50

When I was in college I had a summer job with a veterinarian Wicked Blue 21 hrs ago #60

as an HR director, this chaps my ass TalenaGor 14 hrs ago #71

Sex crimes against children and women are the dirtiest secrets in this nation. ... marble falls 22 hrs ago #51

You are right on the money PCIntern 22 hrs ago #53

found a lot of stuff about the boyscouts and girlscouts. This one caught my eye for anyone who wants "sources" ... marble falls 21 hrs ago #57

I was not allowed to join PCIntern 20 hrs ago #62

I wouldn't be surprised if it was 100%. raccoon 22 hrs ago #56

Me, either. marble falls 21 hrs ago #61

Institutionalized sex trafficking has been going on for TexasBushwhacker 16 hrs ago #69