Acknowledging Betrayal: The Rhetorical Power of Victim Impact Statements in the Nassar Hearing

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Rhetoric Review Pub Date : 2022-01-02 DOI:10.1080/07350198.2021.2002072

Shari J. Stenberg

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Abstract

ABSTRACT This essay features a grounded theory analysis of the 156 Victim Impact Statements delivered by sexual assault survivors of Olympics and Michigan State University doctor Larry Nassar. I show how the Victim Impact Statements function as public, collective testimony that highlight the ramifications of unacknowledged betrayal. They narrate how adults and institutions looked away from abuse in order to maintain the status quo, and the athletes learned to trust authorities over themselves. Their testimonies destabilize assault as a crime limited to an assailant and a victim, demand accountability from those who looked away, and reclaim trust in their own witnessing.

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承认背叛:纳萨尔听证会中受害者影响陈述的修辞力量

摘要本文对奥运会性侵幸存者和密歇根州立大学博士拉里·纳萨尔发表的156份受害者影响声明进行了有根据的理论分析。我展示了受害者影响声明如何作为公开的集体证词发挥作用，突出了未被承认的背叛的后果。他们讲述了成年人和机构如何为了维持现状而远离虐待，以及运动员如何学会信任当局而不是自己。他们的证词破坏了袭击作为一种仅限于袭击者和受害者的犯罪的稳定，要求那些视而不见的人承担责任，并重新获得对自己目击者的信任。

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