Guess what? People go to bathrooms to use the toilet, fix their makeup, fix their hair or just be alone. Normal human things like that, not to cause anyone any trouble…
Guess what? People go to bathrooms to use the toilet, fix their makeup, fix their hair or just be alone. Normal human things like that, not to cause anyone any trouble…
Muggers and victims actually, but assaults in women’s spaces are far more rare than assaults on the street (which are, in turn far more rare than traffic collisions.)
But xenophobic movements commonly assert their target undesirables engage in SA, and attack kids. Rapists and murderers. The old canard that gay men sexuality assault children more than the general population is still with us in spaces where white supremacist rhetoric is tolerated.
Although, social environments that seek to preserve hierarchy and encourage obedience present a fecund field for predatory behavior, since administrators will pressure victims to stay silent to preserve the reputation of the institution. Statistics are harder to find than those of muggings, but we have a long history of religious ministers and youth pastors in the news.
If our LGBT+ advocates have their way, the world will be safer for everyone.
If white supremacists have their way, upper strata will be able to prey on lower strata with impunity, and contrived desperation will keep the victims quiet.
Of course. Absolutely. Everything you just said, 100%.
All of that is true and needs addressing yesterday. None of it implies the people who say “<hate target du jour> are rapists and murderers” are rapists and murderers themselves. Those are serious accusations, and as much as I despise conservatives, I don’t like throwing them around without even a single woman’s accusation’s worth of evidence.
Republicans who have been so accused should be prohibited from campaigning until their court dates, and then thrown in maximum security for a very, very long time. But Republicans whose only crime is hate speech… well, they still deserve jail time, but not rape accusations.