This is Why We Can’t Let Our Guards Down
Each time I was friendly, he took it as license to go a little bit further — until it was too far.
Violence
Men: We are not chapters in your redemptive arc. Stop victimizing us as a way to work out your trauma.
The women in these stories are collateral damage, and the purpose of their existence within these narratives is the opportunity they provide for men to grow and learn. The fact of those women’s suffering is at best a footnote.
What the Jews in your life want you to know
We know you often tolerate us, without knowing us. But tolerance isn’t enough. Not in this world.