#tom riddle senior
Unpopular opinion: I am realizing that the Harry Potter fandom villains the fact that Voldemort’s father, Mr. Tom Riddle, has abandoned the mother.
But he had no obligation to stay since he was drugged and raped to have a son who is Voldemort.
He is the victim of this whole situation, not Marope Gaunt, let’s stop minimizing male suffering, It not only applies to this situation but also to Severus Snape, that character who was sexually assaulted by James Potter and whose suffering is also minimized.
I’ve thankfully seen people point out Merope is a rapist many times before in fan spaces, though a lot of fanfics seem to have not caught on that Tom Riddle Sr had no obligation to stay with Merope or Jr. Which sucks, but might not necessarily be a lack of recognition that he was a victim … because I’ve seen a lot of people demonize cis women/other pregnancy-capable folks, for not wanting children conceived by rape.
But you’re not wrong that people minimize rape/sexual assault against men - which probably plays a part in the way some people seem to view Tom Sr.
