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Transnational dimension: migrant uncles harassing kids over the phone or during visits. Apparently common pattern.about 20 hours agovia Twitter for iPhone
Girl harassed by cousins in front of older female relatives--"boys will be boys," "they're just playing". Need to unpack that.about 20 hours agovia Twitter for iPhone
In brother-sister relationships, not usually aggressive. Often seduced. Sisters became brothers' way to initiate selves into hetero manhood.about 20 hours agovia Twitter for iPhone
Moms sometimes facilitated father-daughter abuse to cope with their own disempowerment in family. Girls became "marital servants."about 20 hours agovia Twitter for iPhone
Women survivors often silenced themselves because their abusers were otherwise good men; they were afraid that no one would believe them.about 20 hours agovia Twitter for iPhone
In incestuous families, daughter replaces mom, and mom becomes infantilized. Daughter is sexualized and mom is de-sexualized.about 20 hours agovia Twitter for iPhone
Gendered servitude: girls expected to serve family. Men trained to think of family as their hacienda. Link to medieval/colonial relations.about 20 hours agovia Twitter for iPhone
Gonzalez-Lopez is developing the concept of "structural incest": how social structure can lead to incestuous relationships.about 20 hours agovia Twitter for iPhone
Gloria Gonzalez-Lopez (UT Austin) talking about incest in Mexico. Many women molested by dad took on child care roles in family.about 20 hours agovia Twitter for iPhone
