Who really needs another analysis of rape culture? I certainly do not want to write one.
Instead, looking at what people are doing to change the whole dream of this planet is the only reasonable choice moving forward. There should be a time and a place to lay out what the problems are, the severity and the intricacy of them.
There also must be a time to look at what is already happening that could change the whole picture.
Staying in a place of rage, dissecting the sickness that got us here, this is not an option for me. I know others who have seen similar situations, felt similar feelings. We move on from the rage because we would self destruct or destroy others if we did not, and that is a fact. Anger teaches us, but rage is a level of anger that consumes our minds and bodies. I learned, I could not stay in that place of pain without at some point causing more.
part 2
weakness versus strength in survivors
we hear "you are so strong" I know this is intended as encouragement and there is a massive shortage of things to say that help. ask the survivor, can I say....? Their mood might swing all around the place.
Make it safe for their moods to do that.
there are endless possibilities that say who we are. too many form beliefs despite a glaring lack of evidence.
many are liminal, stuck in limbo, or bardo, purgatory, you know the story.
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