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CW abuse.

Many people do, in fact, believe survivors. They just don't care. It's a traumatic reality that many survivors confront when coming forward to share their stories.

these are closely related logically consistent positions--both CSAM (/apologism) and persecution of trans children stem from a sense of entitlement over children's bodies & a drive to shape & mold children according to adult desires & power

“woke pope from chicago” and its a old white dude who covered up multiple abuse allegations. be so fr

fandom culture is one of the worst things to ever happen to media literacy

Francis compared trans people to nuclear weapons, said "gender ideology" was "the ugliest danger of our age," and, not coincidentally, dealt with rape accusations against Catholic priests by calling feminism "machismo in a skirt." I know whoever's coming next will be worse, but this is dishonest.

American War A special series from The Verge that confronts the legacy and mythmaking of the Vietnam War, 50 years after the fall of Saigon.

In Vietnam, the war is called "the American War."

The Verge's package commemorating the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon is now fully live: www.theverge.com/cs/features/...

it's epistemicide all the way down. the obsession with trans children in particular is not about "protecting" kids, it's about denying children's epistemic authority, their self-knowledge and ability to act as reliable witnesses to their own lives. sexual abuse is a technology of the gendered order

i really think that people talking about this book should read some of the old "false memory syndrome"/CSA apologist pseudoscience papers (if you can stomach it) because you will be SHOCKED at how similar the language and talking points are--"victimhood ideology is suppressing scientific inquiry"etc

Fucking yes, exactly.

Abusers might behave badly in the public eye just so that their victim looks worse by association. Abusers know they are not going to be held accountable as long as their victim is viewed as imperfect, which they are. Everyone is. This is a big part of why abuse is so pervasive and rarely stopped.

Abusers will happily contradict themselves as long as it achieves their goal of making their victim look imperfect. Because they know that as long as observers find fault with the victim, even if they also find fault with the perpetrator, then it will obstruct justice for their victim.

i need people to understand "death of the author" means the author can't dictate what you take away from the text, not that you're not complicit in what they do with the profit they make from you buying it in the first place

Georgy Yadvidchuk on X: "В декабре 2024-го многие игровые СМИ побоялись написать про историю Ренаты Курляндцевой и Николая Дыбовского. С того момента девушка получила два новых иска и две повестки в полицию, а заодно поучаствовала в двух заседаниях. Об этом и пойдет история: https://t.co/UgEAQFI6FY" / X В декабре 2024-го многие игровые СМИ побоялись написать про историю Ренаты Курляндцевой и Николая Дыбовского. С того момента девушка получила два новых иска и две повестки в полицию, а заодно поучаствовала в двух заседаниях. Об этом и пойдет история: https://t.co/UgEAQFI6FY

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Very comprehensive article about Dybowski’s abuse of Renata and Yuriy up until now with a focus on the court hearings. Sharing is essential
#pathologic

a reminder that "death of the author" is not a balm to assuage your guilt for engaging w/ media made by hateful people

it's a media theory that ignores author intent, preferring reader interpretation

so sure "miku" wrote it, but you still gave a bigot your money and they're using it to harm folks

For years people have silenced abuse victims by harassing them with the lie that coming forward publicly infringes on due process. Most of those people are silent as the federal government actually explicitly denies the right to due process

This basically translates to “Democrats can abuse whoever they want as long as they don’t call themselves Republicans.” And you wonder why people accept Trump’s abuses? You’re priming them to!

Absolutely incredible that we’re already doing the “you should feel guilty for not supporting Democrats who are abusers” charade before the Democrat in question even wins his primary. Yes, there’s a reason people are fed up with the party loyalists, and it’s in the mirror.

Classic abuser move: create a crisis and then position yourself as its solution. After the abuser “solves” the crisis, he will expect gratitude and adoration.

After seeing how the “justice” system refuses to penalize rape, charges domestic violence victims as perpetrators, and rewards fathers who abuse their children with more custody, it unfortunately doesn’t surprise me that it is enabling fascism

I’m seeing a lot of posts about how certain immigrants sent to El Salvador are not actually criminals and this is true but I would also like to remind you that people with criminal records shouldn’t be subjected to this, either.

here’s my protest take: stop being snarky about people doing literally anything we need all of it even if it’s not your thing

Honestly, this is what "freedom of speech" has always meant to many people, not even those who proudly identify as conservative.

The right to be abusive without repercussions--with social approval, even!--above all else.