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There are two sides to every story

posted a year ago by Meerschweinchen (8)
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I read her follow up book "For the Love of a Child" and found that Ms. Mahmoody portrayed the Americans in the book as such victims and not only was she xenophobic towards Iranians she was xenophobic towards Germans and called Germany "icky". After reading the book I wanted to know the German mother's side of the story and why she went back to Germany with her children. I even felt sorry for the mother being drugged and having her children taken from her the way they were and having Ms. Mahmoody portray her as a psychopath which I'm sure she isn't. It's like anyone who is a foreigner is automatically a psychopath according to Betty Mahmoody.

[–] lukaskm (37) a year ago

Totally agree. I used to enjoy her interviews and the film but in retrospection, why does she keep his last name if he was such an a***ole to her? It's like she enjoys being his ex-wife. I wonder if it all boils down to $$ and fame.

Also, the media chooses which stories get massive coverage and which ones don't in order to keep the ratings high and their wise enough to realize everyone loves a good SOB story about a victim. Like you said, there are always two sides of the story.

[–] R_Kane (15828) a year ago

No. There are THREE sides to every story: your side, my side, and the truth.