tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post6054669534570840852..comments2023-09-21T09:49:28.326-07:00Comments on Fierce Dandelions: Sexism in the Sangha ScandalsNathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-86720767584763139662011-05-25T14:28:41.585-07:002011-05-25T14:28:41.585-07:00Genpo pays the bills for Ekyo to go to Japan and l...Genpo pays the bills for Ekyo to go to Japan and live her lifestyle so of course her daughter is favorable towards Genpo. He has always played the Hero in the ZCLA Sangha/saga. My understanding is that Ekyo demanded that she be supported following the death of her husband Maezumi!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-65120519166711107562011-02-24T09:31:35.758-08:002011-02-24T09:31:35.758-08:00Jan Chozen Bays has published a moving and thoroug...Jan Chozen Bays has published a moving and thorough response to Kirsten Maezumi over at sweeping zen<br /><br />http://sweepingzen.com/2011/02/24/response-to-kirsten-mitsuyo-maezumi/Carolnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-89419857528792352222011-02-24T07:56:45.464-08:002011-02-24T07:56:45.464-08:00Hi Ken,
"there is an ongoing sex scandal her...Hi Ken,<br /><br />"there is an ongoing sex scandal here in Germany which involves men being victimized by their male teacher." <br /><br />Yes, this is interesting. I think we have had a couple examples like this in the U.S. a while back, but I can't recall specifics.<br /><br />As far as teachers, students, and romantic relationships, the way I see it, there is a tiny bit of Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-66995934492215699952011-02-24T02:30:17.380-08:002011-02-24T02:30:17.380-08:00Nathan,
Thanks for this thoughtful post. You wrot...Nathan,<br /><br />Thanks for this thoughtful post. You wrote:<br /><br /><i>"Consider that in all the prominent cases, it has been male teachers sleeping with female students. And that unlike the Bays/Maezumi situation, most of these students have not had a corresponding power base (like being the family doctor) that they were coming from. Yet, the arguments that 1) it's always only Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-77558500975224709942011-02-23T11:42:44.973-08:002011-02-23T11:42:44.973-08:00Ms. Maezumi's letter reveals that she is still...Ms. Maezumi's letter reveals that she is still sorting things out, and is still very angry with Jan Chozen Bays, notwithstanding her "If I can forgive Jan Bays" statement. The letter speaks loudly that she hasn't.<br /><br />That doesn't trouble me. She still has a long way to go, and her letter is heartbreaking. I wish her well.<br /><br />But the responses -- many Carolnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-19398712912045167692011-02-23T09:30:51.106-08:002011-02-23T09:30:51.106-08:00Dwan,
Yes. I think her letter is complex, as was ...Dwan,<br /><br />Yes. I think her letter is complex, as was the situation she grew up in. Certainly, her father's behavior plays a role in all of this. Mostly, I just felt that it was really curious that she still upholds Genpo, and even her father to some extent, as great dharma teachers, but offers none of that for Chozen Bays. <br /><br />NathanNathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-51306146939033621842011-02-23T09:09:08.112-08:002011-02-23T09:09:08.112-08:00This is a good post. Thank you for writing it. I ...This is a good post. Thank you for writing it. I think you're spot on on just about all of it. Respectfully, 'though, I would suggest the possibility that Ms. Maezumi's perspective is more likely related to the behavior of her father and its effects on her childhood?Dwanhttp://buddingbuddhist.comnoreply@blogger.com