Rampant misogyny on display
First the Rick Lohstroh episode, now the Lee Barnett episode. Erica Kelley does not believe women. There is no such thing as mutual abuse. Rick Lohstroh was arrested seven times for domestic violence against his wife, which he perpetrated in front of his kids. He was even arrested for violence against his son. His fight for custody sounded a lot more like an abuser trying to continue to hurt and control his ex than a loving father who truly wanted to be with his kids. Deborah sounds like a battered woman who did her best to try to protect her kids inside of a sexist legal system that gives preference to men and makes excuses for men, just as Erica does when she blames his violence and abuse on his stressful job. Lee Barnett was also a victim of a sexist legal system which viewed her a hysterical and erratic, which any woman would be if an unfair legal system is taking her baby from her. Erica‘s commentary is idiotic at times. She says that Lee might really have been bipolar (as her controlling ex-husband falsely claimed) and then ‘done a complete 180’ after she became a fugitive because ‘she got what she wanted.’ Sorry, Erica, that is not how mental illness works. You can’t choose to stop being bipolar because you got what you wanted. The fact that Samantha is a happy and healthy adult proves that Lee did the right thing. Going back and forth between a controlling, gaslighting father and her mother would have been very unhealthy for Samantha. Harris was constantly telling Lee she was crazy and trying to convince everyone in Lee’s life that Lee was crazy. That’s a terrible way for a father to treat his child’s mother. Of course Erica didn’t notice or mention that in the podcast. Lee did the right thing by leaving. Harris deserved to lose his daughter because he was a controlling and manipulative gaslighter who lied about Lee being violent. Overall the podcast has good qualities, but Erica‘s misogynistic opinions are getting too annoying for me to take much more of.
CrimeResearcher via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 12/10/23
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