HELP! Drowning in the sea of a sex panic here in the states. I’m conflicted. I love that the Weinsteins of the world are getting called out but this is harsh, no? @HPluckrose @IonaItalia @GodDoesnt @NiceMangoshttps://theestablishment.co/so-youve-sexually-harassed-or-abused-someone-what-now-ed49a934bab1 …
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Good to know I’m not going crazy. Especially the part about “never forgiving”. I mean with violent rape I agree. But atheist that I am I still feel forgiveness is one of humanities better qualities.
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I feel it all depends *what* is being described. I wrote this to try to unpick things (apologies if I already shared it at you):https://twitter.com/AreoMagazine/status/928866354328887296 …
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Btw Eiynah may well do her nut at being tagged along with me. She has got VERY angry at that in the past. She says I'm unhinged & a far right supporter. She's blocked ppl for less. I'd untag me if you don't want to be blocked.
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Roger that. I forgot.
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Here in the states there’s also zero talk of libido, repression & social taboos possibly playing a roll in the harassment issue. It’s ONLY power & sexism according to many. The argument is so reductive. Humans are complicated!!
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Yep. Psychopaths and the psychologically damaged get missed too.
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But this is where I trip up. I was a huge Louis CK fan. And while he wasn’t physical, what he did was so vile & pathological I can’t help but think that he’s at least partially sociopathic. Yet he seems to love his family. What gives?
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I think repression & social taboos, while they do not exempt individuals of responsibility, definitely contribute to the likelihood of harassment. Here in India, where even touching a woman (except family & v close friends) is a big deal, harassment is rife. It adds a
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tension, a pressure, which is unnatural & unhelpful. On the other hand, in tango, where we dance in a cuddle embrace for 15 minutes at a time, the guys are super calm, relaxed, respectful: it's the least sleazy atmosphere possible. V diff from the pressure cooker feel of
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for example the Muslim cafés...
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