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ON THE NEWS COMING OUT OF HUNTER BIDEN'S LAPTOP AND HOW TO NOT BE EVIL: A THREAD. Trigger warnings for child sexual abuse, victim blaming, and related issues. The latest news indicates that texts and photos suggest that Hunter Biden had an inappropriate relationship with a 1/8
member of his family, and at least one commentator has now speculated that the victim is his young niece, who was for a time a pseudo-stepdaughter (as he was dating her mother). It is inevitable that this will be a topic of discussion. I am here to beg you all to be human. 2/x
Say everything you will say with the full expectation that the girl will read it. A girl who lost her father--by all accounts, a really good and loving father--and then found herself in the confusing situation of her uncle dating her mother. With her grandfather running for 3/x
President and the constant risk that comes from scrutiny, family finances an interrelated morass, and the emotional stress of her mother's now former boyfriend being her uncle, a permanent part of her life, she had fewer places to turn for help than most kids in her terrible 4/x
situation. She had grief, itself a confusing kind of torture; her mother dating, never easy for the children of a widow; her uncle being the boyfriend, confusing beyond imagination; and her family's level of fame and financial entanglement with each other being beyond what 5/x
anyone has yet to be able to ferret out coherently, even with professionals working full-time. She now faces her victimization being made public. If her powerful grandparents knew (I'm not speculating that they did; just saying IF) then her shame at not being found worthy for 6/x
them or anyone else to protect is now public. Please, for the love of God, remember that a real human child is involved in this situation and speak as if you expect her to read every word you tweet. Please. It is not now and never was her fault. She bears no culpability and 7/x
she deserved to be protected from every bit of it. She was betrayed both actively and passively by adults, all of whom she loved. Don't be another adult who hurts her in this situation. Some things matter more than politics and this is one of them. Be human. Please. /end
