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Real talk. TW for abuse and sexual abuse.
It doesn't matter if it's legal or illegal, above or below the age of consent. Grooming another person for sex - supporting them and their aspirations purely to obtain physical gratification - is utterly wrong. 1/6
It doesn't matter if it's legal or illegal, above or below the age of consent. Grooming another person for sex - supporting them and their aspirations purely to obtain physical gratification - is utterly wrong. 1/6
It can't be condoned. It can't be mitigated. It can't be "what about"-ed or "yeah, but"-ed. Predatory behaviour is just that - predatory - regardless of the age, gender, race, social status, or sexuality of the targeted person.
There are NO excuses. 2/6
There are NO excuses. 2/6
Learning someone you hold in esteem - from a love of their work up on through to the love of a person - has been predatory is confronting. It causes us to question ourselves. "If this person is bad, and I thought they were good, what does that say about me? 3/6
Don't make it about yourself. Your pain is nothing compared to that of victims.
Don't let it switch off your empathy. Victims need support, understanding and signal-boosting.
And do NOT attack victims. Don't lash out in misguided attempts to defend the indefensible. 4/6
Don't let it switch off your empathy. Victims need support, understanding and signal-boosting.
And do NOT attack victims. Don't lash out in misguided attempts to defend the indefensible. 4/6
If you do ANY of those things, that says far more about you than your prior support of the person ever could. That was a decision you made in ignorance. The choices you make with knowledge are what demonstrate your true self. 5/6
Our society, our professions, our fandoms are having one confronting moment after another right now. That shows utterly unacceptable shit has been permitted to back up for far too long. It can no longer go unaddressed... not by any of us 6/6
