DAE think Jenny was a slut ?!?!!!

Jenny herself was a victim of sexual abuse from her father. Remember that scene when she runs away with Forrest?

That doesn't exonerate her, obviously, but there's a lot more depth to both Forrest and Jenny than what I've seen discussed on Reddit (most of which is just shitting on Jenny for being a heartless bitch).

She was a "heartless bitch" (trying to distance herself from Forrest) because she knew she was sexually abusing Forrest like her dad sexually abused her, taking advantage of a man with a child's mental capacity. She saw herself repeating the cycle and I think watching the movie with that perspective makes it all the more heartbreaking, to see the cycle of abuse repeat like that and to see someone as innocent and childlike as Forrest navigate these difficult emotions.

You never really see much discussion about that in a space like Reddit, however. It's usually just that Jenny is a bitch.

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