32. @kmsheps point: one crucial context is misogyny in publishing (and wider culture) that allowed Champion to flourish for so long.
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33. Champion's slimy attack on Gould & his tweets on Porochista Khakpour were far from his first displays of misogyny.
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34. How was Champion allowed to get away with so much for so long? Answer is not in psychology but sure in structural misogyny.
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35. I'm not sure of the exact working structures that allowed Champion to flourish. Would make for a good investigative reporting piece.
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36. Let's face it: narcissistic, entitled male behavior isn't exactly punished in publishing. For many, it's a career path.
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37. Want to re-iterate that these twitter essays not meant to be final words but conversations. I'm learning a lot from responses.
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38. What are the structures & systems that allow abusive men to thrive and not get challenged (or, if they need it, treatment)?
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39. To talk about structures & systems is not to excuse Champion, but to try to see his abusiveness as part of larger patterns.
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40. But it is a problem that Champion (and other abusive men) use claim of mental illness to deflect their responsibility for abuse.
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42. "One can be mentally ill and not a woman-hater." Yes. Which is why mental health framework isn't exculpatory of misogyny.
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43. We should be able to say Champion has personality disorder requiring treatment AND he's a abusive, creepy woman-hater.
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44. If Champion does get successful treatment, he might be able to control his abusive behavior but still harbor misogynist ideas/sentiments
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