TW but I've been sexually abused for... a lot of my life, and the Epstein files (along with the jokes from the internet) make me want to cry non-stop. Despite probably being used to it by now. But I agree with you in that making rapists and abusers "The Other" is so very unhelpful. Everyone is capable of being abusive, and shoving head into the sand just isolates victims more.
God, I felt this so deeply, and it immediately took me back to some complicated years in the worlds of finance and tech, where so many things felt wrong that I couldn't quite put words to it at the time. It's gonna take a few days to process and metabolize this.
TW but I've been sexually abused for... a lot of my life, and the Epstein files (along with the jokes from the internet) make me want to cry non-stop. Despite probably being used to it by now. But I agree with you in that making rapists and abusers "The Other" is so very unhelpful. Everyone is capable of being abusive, and shoving head into the sand just isolates victims more.
God, I felt this so deeply, and it immediately took me back to some complicated years in the worlds of finance and tech, where so many things felt wrong that I couldn't quite put words to it at the time. It's gonna take a few days to process and metabolize this.
Wow, what a story-- your brilliant, witty friend didn't "raise the quotient."
In the final battle, we will win because they are more afraid of death than we are.