Survivor
From Fiji to theSurvivorfinale stage , Kellee Kim touch on countless lives by resist up against shabbiness . As theIsland of the Idolscontestant articulately explain to her consultation , it ’s difficult for women to verbalize up when they are being harass or step . Her bravery in doing so has led to positive changes inSurvivor , and the reach of her words extend far beyond next time of year of the show .
Kellee isnot the only one to experienceinappropriate touching on Survivor . She is the first to enunciate her irritation in such a way that evoke a response , albeit one that in the end arrived too late . She was also the first survivor in the show ’s account to be leave the weapons platform to call out injustice , train those in power and demand new guidelines be put in seat . While Kellee ’s initial rebuke of her harasser ’s behavior fall on indifferent ears , Jeff Probst learned from his mistakeand allow Kellee the space she postulate the thirty-ninth time of year ’s final minute to be a luminosity at the end of a dour burrow .
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This subject is uncomfortable and the repercussion victims get for articulating their truth is often hold to fall at too much of a toll . This must , therefore , be aconcerted elbow grease from all partiesto be more aware of Scripture and action from persecutor who discomfit and dehumanise others . It behooves us all to mind to Kellee ’s subject matter and think about the people we interact with in our daily lives - our folk , our fellow worker , our circle of friends - and ask ourselves if we ’re doing enough to guard those in magnate accountable for behavior that seeks to abash and unsettle their victims . It has been normalize to take on secretiveness and forfend allyship in instances like these . Kellee ’s admonition of the show ’s ramshackle rules ill - fitted to protect victim of molestation is a overconfident step toward budge that average .
At its very worst , Survivorhas been a painful manifestation of our world . Thanks to Kellee ’s telling conversation with Jeff , Survivorcan also be a prick for healing , and for greater understanding . Here are some resources for anyone who has gone through something similar , or feels compelled to donate to serve those who feel silenced or unsafe : RAINN , PCAR , Relief Fund for Sexual Assault Victims .
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