Word: victimness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...tried to say that he was the target of overly harsh prosecution and that top officers facing similar charges were dealt with gently. His argument was barred from the courtroom by the judge. In the Hale case, the claim of a double standard is being made by the alleged victim and taken directly to the public...
When Chase stumbles upon the body of Ella Fisher, a black dean, dead from an apparent fall, she's sure that the wrong kind of invisible hand is at work. She investigates the victim's death with two weapons: an analytical mind and an unabashed use of her feminine wiles. Flattering and flirting, she makes her way through the suspects: the playboy university president who promoted Fisher from the secretarial ranks, allegedly thanks to her talents between the sheets; a slimy comptroller with a repertoire of bilingual--but still awful--come-ons (as in, "You're looking recherche this evening...
While I was incredibly lucky to have such supportive parents, luck was not the whole story. It was the healing power of intimacy, staying connected to other people, that allowed me to see myself as a survivor rather than a victim. This is what I want to share with others...
...most criminal thing that ever happened to me was that I was once almost the victim of a murder...
Historians' comments: "Approach to Depression rigid and dogmatic"; "Victim of bad luck...