I guess none of this could have been revealed until we had a man like Trump in the most powerful position in the world. He embodies male sex offender impunity to such an extent that victims can no longer bear it and are finally coming forward. It is the trendsetters, the celebrities, who make it visible in the media.
A lot of what has been wrecking left politics is the cover-ups and impunity granted to men like Polanski, Woody Allen, or powerful men in Hollywood like Harvey Weinstein, who cover up their misdeeds with a veneer of do-good liberalism. They spend a lot of time, trouble and money hiding their perversions. One wonders what some of the other leading lights on the left have lingering in their backgrounds.
When I was dealing with sex offenders at the prison here, I reflected that there are no support groups for sex offenders, the way there are for alcoholics. What perverts do is illegal and immoral, and they don't want to get caught and have to pay for their crimes. Our sex offender treatment program was quite successful in reducing recidivism, but still there were the ones who re-offended. Many of them were highly resistant to treatment and could think of a million rationalizations for their behavior.
In case you missed Ronan Farrow being interviewed on Rachel's show, it's a stunner. (BTW: I wish transcripts were available for this.) He is the little brother of Dylan Farrow, who accused her father of grooming and sexual assault when she was seven. That story sank into nowhere
A piece Farrow wrote a while ago. I've got an eye on him. He's young, brilliant, has a media platform. But just see what powers are ranged against the truth of the endemic abuse of girls and women in this culture. The sexual abuse, awful as it is, is only part of the story. What could worse is the internalization of second class status: women embracing their chains.
Just got back from infusion treatment. It was very disordered today, because the head nurse was not there, so I had to check to make sure they were getting things right. There were a couple of very sick people there who did not have ports, and the nurses were having a hell of a time setting them up, poking and cutting. Ugh. Nice to be at home, with Cousin Robert and Susan coming by with special food treats. And the weather is lovely. My house guest has been weeding the side yard and rescuing some of my pots and ceramics I put out there from oblivion.
