simone @simonee.bsky.social

i am really, REALLY not okay with the idea that someone writing about sexual assault means they must be an abuser. for one thing, the vast majority of art about sexual abuse is created BY THE VICTIMS. the idea that depicting abuse makes you an abuser really fucking pisses me off actually.

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SpottyAltAcc 🍉 @spottygoober.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 09:02 UTC

Very very true

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Mara the Mouse @bimbomou.se [ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 05:42 UTC

yeah, it completely disregards the way some people have used their art to process trauma. just such a completely uncritical take

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Liza Mazel @lizamazel.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 07, 2024 at 18:13 UTC

oh christ that is not how it works.

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Joshua Keep @jekeep.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 11:33 UTC

Their attempts to boil everything down to a very simple formula for predator detection is so bleak and depressing. And those of us who are survivors know how futile it is. Our abusers most often were masters at hiding their true selves. Everyone thought mine were cheerful, kind, wonderful men.

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Fetch @ameliafetch.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 01:55 UTC

I didn't know victims were the ones most likely to write about it. As a way of processing trauma, I guess?

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Patrick Stewart Sutcliffe @peaceforgaza.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 12:24 UTC

One of the most notorious celebrity abusers was America’s Dad for decades! He was hiding in plain sight! I think “I always knew” is part of the age old idea that you can spot “evil,” which has mostly led to condemning innocent people, most often those from marginalized groups.

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Redregon @redregon.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 07, 2024 at 13:25 UTC

Writing about it is one of the ways I try to gain some perspective on it, so I can learn how to heal from it. If someone were to come at me with that accusation because I'm writing from personal experience, I'd probably start throwing hands.

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The Woker @bone2meetu.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 12:42 UTC

*citation needed

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