Child Advocates Harassed and Destroyed
A tribute to those who had the Courage to Stand Up for Children
despite the threats, harassment and intimidation from the old boys
and their many minions
1879
Captain Andrew Geddes
The Court Martial of Captain Andrew Geddes
C-Span video:
Ungentlemanly Acts: The Army's Notorious Incest Trial
C-Span video:
Ungentlemanly Acts: The Army's Notorious Incest Trial
1897
Sigmund Freud
Although Sigmund Freud did not in the end withstand the coercive pressure from the Old Boys, he put up a good fight for almost two years to get his colleagues to accept his conclusion that his patients were telling the truth about sexual abuse by their fathers and that this is what led to their mental illness. But he was ostracized and threatened with the loss of status and income at a vulnerable time when he needed to support a new family.
He wrote, "I am as isolated as you could wish me to be and a void is forming around me." So he eventually gave in and "recanted", what children and their advocates today are forced to do.
Ironically, the man who identified the defense mechanism of denial, used it to be able to live with himself after selling out what would be millions of children who have been silenced, using his bogus theories (infantile sexuality, oedipus complex, penis envy, etc.) in which the blame was shifted from father molesters to the innocent child victims.
He wrote, "I am as isolated as you could wish me to be and a void is forming around me." So he eventually gave in and "recanted", what children and their advocates today are forced to do.
Ironically, the man who identified the defense mechanism of denial, used it to be able to live with himself after selling out what would be millions of children who have been silenced, using his bogus theories (infantile sexuality, oedipus complex, penis envy, etc.) in which the blame was shifted from father molesters to the innocent child victims.
1933
Sandor Ferensczi
1981
Jeffrey Moussaief Masson
Jeffrey was fired because he exposed the truth about how Freud was pressured to retract his discovery that sexual abuse is common and often causes mental illness. Still he did not back down. He moved to New Zealand.
The Assault on Truth
The Assault on Truth
1992
Dr. Judith Herman
2008
Barry Goldstein
Barry had his license suspended for five years as a result of fighting hard for a protective mom. Despite this tremendous act of intimidation, Barry is still advocating for children, protective moms and victims of domestic violence. He has written many wonderful articles which can be found at:
Time's Up
Time's Up
