#CHERIE CURRIE AND JOAN JETT HOW TO#Until last week, the woman at the center of Fowley’s characteristically inappropriate demonstration to “teach you dogs how to fuck,” as Currie writes in her book, was kept anonymous. Now, those reportedly in the room at the time of Fuchs’ rape (as well as others close to the story) have come forward with new statements regarding that aspect of Fuchs’ claims, which somewhat resemble an incident referred to as “The Sex Education Class” in Runaways singer Cherie Currie’s memoir, Neon Angeland in the Runaways documentary Edgeplay. Late last week, The Huffington Post published an article about original Runaways bassist Jackie Fuchs that contained a deeply disturbing report: the man behind the all-female teenage band, their recently deceased manager Kim Fowley, fed 16-year-old Fuchs (then performing as Jackie Fox) a steady stream of Quaaludes and booze until she was practically unconscious and raped her on New Year’s Eve 1975 in front of her bandmates and friends, who supposedly did little to stop it. By asserting that if they’d witnessed my rape, they’d have done something about it, they perpetuate the very myth I was trying to dispel when I decided to tell my story.” My rape was traumatic for everyone, not just me, and everyone deals with trauma in their own way and time … I only wish that if my bandmates can’t remember what happened that night - or if they just remember it differently - they would stick simply to saying that. To which I can only say that I hope you never have to walk in their shoes. Most pertinently she writes, “I know some people watching the online drama unfold have been discouraged by the lack of support I’ve received from my former bandmates. Update (1:40 PM EDT): Jackie Fuchs has written a lengthy, eloquent statement on her Facebook regarding others’ reactions to her coming forward with her story.
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