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So I’ve deleted my thread, you know the one, for one reason. This chapter of my life is closed. I stand by what I said but I’ve also moved on in the past two years.

Let me try to get THIS one right this time LOL.

I want to start by saying that this is not at all an encouragement for others to delete theirs. This is just the type of person I am. This is how I choose to recover. I am not backtracking on my statement.

I want to thank EVERY single person who reached out me. The courage that it has taken for some of you to reach out to me, is not going without acknowledgment.

The apologies I received, I honestly never expected and it warms my heart to hear that people noticed my situation. That they care.

I want to thank the members who happened to be on eboard when my situation went down for reaching out to me. I want to thank the current eboard president who reached out to me about a mistake before I even said anything. I want to thank the members of creamed who reached out.

Me accepting these apologies is because *I* accepted them. In no way shape or form should any other person who spoke up be expected to accept these apologies.

I want to say that for my situation, and I speak for my situation only, LKT made mistakes but I personally believe that putting these situations on a board of members of 18-22 year olds is a lot to ask.

I’m speaking purely as human to human not to an organization, that job does not seem easy and I never ran for a reason.

I’m not ignoring the mistakes past LKT has made, I think many people were failed, but I do want to say personally, I believe this issue is a problem bigger than LKT. As a society, LKT already has a magnifier on them.

The film industry is rampant with sexism, transphobia, homophobia, racism, assault... it goes on. LKT is a direct reflection of the film industry. Except with a lot of young kids who have only been on this planet for only (at least) 18 years.

Throw in alcohol, parties, sex. Things get messy especially when, like me, LKT was my introduction to alcohol. One of the first parties I attended, I ended up passing out. I know that has happened more times than just me.

And maybe that needs to be looked into to better LKT. Maybe they need to evolve to a place that is less social based and more about getting on film sets.

I encourage eboard to be open with their members but also silent about submitted reports. I encourage eboard to encourage a healthy conversation when things go wrong. I encourage eboard to attend LKT majority parties and stay sober and alert.

There was several times in my LKT experience that I knew of eboard matters about victims that I, as a general member, should not have known about. So please confirm with those filing reports that this info is confidential, and then keep your word.

I’ve seen such a growth and such productivity from these new members and eboard, that I truly hope it sticks. Tbh I don’t have an opinion on dismantling LKT. I want to believe that it will be better from now on. But with hard work, love and care for EVERY member.

I do not stand by cancel culture, I want to believe that everyone can change. I want to believe that my abuser can change.. for his own happiness, not for me. But it does take hitting rock bottom to do that.

In my situation specifically, let Devin hit rock bottom. I made the mistake all of you did by constantly forgiving him, thinking lifting him up would help. It doesn’t.

I don’t want to leave this situation behind me without being proactive. I don’t want to leave this on a negative thought. I have made my own strives in life to better myself and I want to show that. I will leave this off with what I said at the end of my thread last night.

LKT has such potential to be amazing, several bad seeds happened to grow in LKT and I don’t believe anyone of our age could give the perfect solution. But I will say, kindness will always win. Care will always win. Put down the politics of he said/she said. Put down the politics

Of who is a better dp or gaffer. Invite the ones struggling onto your sets. Stop competing to make the best film 2/3, LKT should have always been a teaching environment and that eduction falls off after shadow week.. if we can even call that education.

Focus yourself on growing as a unit and for the love of god stop shit talking. Stop sending screenshots, stop sending memes making fun of others. Build everyone up.

Let LIGHT shine on those struggling, and let TRUTH speak for itself.

Yes that’s fucking cheesy but you guys picked the motto, not me.

And that’s my piece on that. It may not be favorable to all of you. It may seem like I’m backtracking, I’m not, I’m forgiving and being proactive.

I trust that you will do better. Please let me be proud to be an alumni, I never have been and I would love to.

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