{"id":29982,"date":"2016-08-12T10:29:41","date_gmt":"2016-08-12T14:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/lovejoyfeminism\/?p=29982"},"modified":"2016-08-12T10:29:41","modified_gmt":"2016-08-12T14:29:41","slug":"anonymous-tip-the-damsel-in-distress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lovejoyfeminism\/2016\/08\/anonymous-tip-the-damsel-in-distress.html","title":{"rendered":"Anonymous Tip: The Damsel in Distress"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lovejoyfeminism\/tag\/anonymous-tip\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">A Review Series of Anonymous Tip, by Michael Farris<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Pp. 341-349<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Before we get into the meat of this section\u2014a Peter\/Gordon confrontation\u2014there\u2019s a bit about progress in the legal proceedings.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>On Monday, September 25, there was an exchange of briefs. Both Barron and Willet had sent their original briefs, plus ten copies, off to the Court of Appeals in San Francisco by overnight delivery the previous Friday.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Yes, Farris really did call Peter by his last name there.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, this bit basically consists of Farris going on for a solid page about how impressed Peter\u00a0was by Gail\u2019s brief and how impressed Gail was by Peter\u2019s brief.<\/p>\n<p>First we get this:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Peter thumbed through Willet\u2019s fifty-age effort. It was clearly a polished piece of work . . . Peter knew that he had his work cut out for him to answer her arguments.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>And then we get:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Willet was surprised by the quality of Peter\u2019s brief\u2014both at his faithful adherence to the court rules for the format of appellate briefs as well as at the substance of his arguments.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Like, <em>we get it, Farris<\/em>. They\u2019re both first-rate lawyers who are putting their best work into this case and doing really competent work. Peter and Gail have a mutual respect for the quality of each other\u2019s work. How many times does Farris have to tell us this? And is it designed to ensure that we know that Peter is going up against the best of the best here, not just skating through?<\/p>\n<p>Anyway. Next we move to Gwen. Her phone rings at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday the 27th. Farris tells us she assumes it\u2019s Peter calling about the brief \u201che was supposed to have received the day before. And indeed we know he did receive the brief, on Monday the 25th. Time runs weirdly in Farrisland. Regardless, it is not in fact Peter, it is Gordon, and that is a bit of a problem\u00a0because Gwen answered the phone with \u201cPeter? Is that you?\u201d This does not make Gordon happy.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cSo you were expecting a call from that boyfriend of yours, were you?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s my lawyer\u2014not my boyfriend. But it\u2019s none of your business if he was.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is always my business, Gwen. I still want to come back and be a family with you and Casey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou just want my income. You never did want me or Casey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s a lie and you know it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, you never wanted us badly enough to get a job and support your family.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Gwen tells Gordon to leave her alone and hangs up on him. But of course, he does not lead her alone. The next night, coming home from work, she thinks she\u2019s being followed. Second guessing herself, she assumes its nothing, and arrives home without a problem. Her father was there, having \u00a0put Casey to bed; he leaves when Gwen gets home. But Gordon had been following Gwen, and had pulled off to watch until Stan\u2019s car went by, so he would know when Gwen was alone.<\/p>\n<p>Gordon finished the open bottle of beer in his car\u00a0and walked to Gwen\u2019s door. Gwen didn\u2019t recognize the knock, so she peeked through the window to see who was there before opening the door. Seeing Gordon, she immediately dead bolted the door.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cGordon, what do you want?\u201d she yelled through the door.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m just checkin\u2019 to see if that boyfriend of yours is coming to\u00a0spend the night. I don\u2019t want him hanging \u2019round my daughter.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Gordon refuses to leave. Gwen calls her parents\u2019 house, but no one picks up. Next she calls 911.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cMy ex-husband is sitting on my doorstep and says he is going to stay there all night.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs he threatening to break in?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo,\u201d Gwen said, \u201che\u2019s just there to annoy me all night long. I can\u2019t go to sleep, I\u2019ll be afraid as long as he\u2019s out there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs he armed?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think so.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, ma\u2019am, we\u2019ll send someone out, but this is not a true emergency. it may take forty-five minutes to an hour to get an officer to come out.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Gwen\u2019s not okay waiting that long. She\u2019s scared. She calls Peter, who is still at his office, working on his reply to Gail\u2019s brief. Farris tells us she just wants to hear Peter\u2019s voice, to have him on the phone until the police arrive, but when Peter finds out what\u2019s going on he says he\u2019s coming there to confront Gordon.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI don\u2019t know, Peter. You showing\u00a0up is sure to anger him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t worry about that. I just want to make sure that you and Casey are safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I really want to keep you on the phone until the police arrive. I\u2019m scared, Peter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook, Gwen. I\u2019ll call you from my car phone in less than two minutes and I\u2019ll keep you on the line until I pull up on front of your house.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOkay, I guess.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Oh good god. Gwen doesn\u2019t know how to actually say \u201cno\u201d to Peter. Instead she does what many women do and tries to find ways to bring him around to her position without ever being direct. Peter, for his part, doesn\u2019t know how to actually hear or accept Gwen saying \u201cno\u201d to him. Once he\u2019d decided he was coming to her house, Gwen had absolutely no say in the matter. Peter\u2019s the man, of course\u2014with the protector instinct that comes with that\u2014so he surely knows better anyway. SMH.<\/p>\n<p>When Peter shows up things turn violent. Surprise surprise!<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI ain\u2019t going\u2019 nowhere, lover boy. You gonna make me?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gordon closed the gap between the two men and half-shoved, half-hit Peter right in the stomach. Peter tensed just before the impact; Gordon felt like his hand had struck a brick wall.<\/p>\n<p>Peter grabbed Gordon\u2019s arm and held on. \u201cLet\u2019s go, Gordon,\u201d Peter said calmly.<\/p>\n<p>Gordon jerked wildly, attempting, but failing, to get away. He swung wildly with his free left arm, but Peter ducked without difficulty. Peter quickly adjusted his hold on Gordon\u2019s right arm, jamming one forearm behind his back and holding the other arm in a half-nelson and applied just enough pressure to let Gordon know he had only painful alternatives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll right, Gordon\u2014move.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Peter force-marches Gordon to his car, puts him in the driver\u2019s seat, and slams\u00a0the door. Not having any alternative, apparently, Gordon starts his engine and drives away. Gordon apparently doesn\u2019t think about the fact that he now has physical superiority and could run Peter over. If I were Peter, that\u2019s something I would have worried about, but I don\u2019t think Farris thought of that. Instead, Gordon just drives away, shooting out of his window:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThis ain\u2019t over, lover boy. It\u2019s just round one.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>With Gordon gone, Gwen let Peter in and threw herself in his arms.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cPeter, oh Peter, I don\u2019t know what I\u2019d do without you.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Gwen\u2019s helplessness is turning Peter on, and quickly, but his study of the Bible hasn\u2019t changed his position on marrying divorced women, so he extricates himself and sits on a couch several feet away from her.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWhat am I going to do about him?\u201d Gwen asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know for sure. But Gordon is really asking for it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was really proud of the way you handled him. You made him get into the car without getting into a real fight. I think he was afraid of you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Peter blushed. \u201cI think e should ask the police to have a talk with him. If that doesn\u2019t work, I can file a restraining order against him. Then if he shows up on your property\u00a0again, the police will have the authority to arrest him immediately. They won\u2019t give you the same run-around again.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Finally<\/em> someone mentions a restraining order. <em>Finally<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Peter and Gwen briefly discuss the case and the briefs. Peter says the oral arguments are scheduled for October 26. Gwen mentions that since Peter said he\u2019d give her an answer on his position on marrying divorced women by the end of October. Peter says he\u2019s still confused about that and hasn\u2019t been able to come to a conclusion. And then the cops show up.<\/p>\n<p>Gwen lets the officer in and explains that she was so scared she called her lawyer. We learn that \u201cPeter\u2019s name was generally known among the Spokane police force,\u201d which seems odd given how large Spokane is, and the officer greets Peter with familiarity. When he asks whether there\u2019s any more trouble right now, Peter explains about Gordon and about what happened and\u2014you guessed it\u2014does literally all the rest of the talking. Gwen doesn\u2019t say a thing. Once the officer leaves, Peter says he should go, and opens the door. Gwen steps close to him.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cPeter, I don\u2019t think\u00a0I have ever said to this to you. And I probably shouldn\u2019t say it right now. But tonight has shaken me up. Peter, I don\u2019t know what I\u201dll do if you tell me things are over between us. I want you to love me and protect me forever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She was so close and trembled in anticipation. Peter leaned over and kissed her ever so gently on the cheek. \u201cSomething\u2019s going to happen tow work all this out. I can\u2019t stand it either. Believe me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He tried to get out the door quickly to keep her from noticing. But she saw the glimpse of the tears flowing down his cheeks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGood night, Peter,\u201d was all she said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This relationship really is revealing so much about Farris\u2019s worldview. Earlier, when asked to explain what attracts him to Gwen, Peter mentioned her vulnerability and helplessness. This would be a very different book if Gwen were to respond to all of this by being assertive and standing up for herself, rather than by leaning on Peter every step of the way. She\u2019s playing the damsel in distress, and Peter is eating it up.<\/p>\n<p>In Farris\u2019s worldview, men are to be the protectors and providers and women are to be the nurturers and keepers of the home. You almost couldn\u2019t get a more perfect example of that dichotomy than what we find in Peter and Gwen. Gwen is a nurse, which is generally thought of as a nurturing profession.\u00a0She\u2019s her family\u2019s breadwinner, but she doesn\u2019t want to be\u2014in her phone conversation with Gordon, she cited his failure to get a job and \u201csupport your family\u201d as her reason for breaking things off with him. Peter, for his part, is the consummate protector. He is attracted by Gwen\u2019s helplessness and wants to take care of her. That sounds like a <em>great<\/em> basis for a relationship.<\/p>\n<p>Once again, I\u2019m left shaking my head.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Farris&#8217;s worldview, men are to be the protectors and providers and women are to be the nurturers and keepers of the home. You almost couldn&#8217;t get a more perfect example of that dichotomy than what we find in Peter and Gwen. Gwen is a nurse, which is generally thought of as a nurturing profession. 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