#its so disgusting
I think the public response to the d*** case is a perfect illustration of what many feminists have been saying for a long time: abuse is primarily a matter of power, not education. there have been so many efforts post-MeToo centered around education–if only men knew what they were doing was wrong they’d stop andif only society knew what abuse looks like we would stop victim blaming women–and now all those teachings are being weaponized against “imperfect” victims.
don’t you know laughing can be a defense mechanism? it doesn’t mean he’s not scared andof course a victim will turn to drugs and alcohol, if you think that makes him violent, you just don’t respect people with addictions andsurvivors often can’t remember things properly so it makes sense that his testimonies contradict each other.
it’s honestly so discouraging because it seems like years of activism has just served as a case study for men to come up with better PR strategies whenever they’re outed as abusers.
