i think what’s most discouraging and disturbing about this situation is the fact that it just confirms what i expect would happen for a situation like this. the way a lot of people are supporting noonwitch and feeling sorry for them is exactly why we’ll continue to have rapists in this space. so many popular accounts are the perpetrators too, not just the multiple people who’ve victimized me, but victimized friends of mine as well. but we can never speak out bc this space will always victim blame as much as it wants to pretend it’s progressive and open. esp if the situation occured online (which i don’t know if kate’s did or not) so many people will get away with this and it’s going to keep happening