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  • @lightscriptionOPM
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    14 days ago

    I don’t consider the image a violation, myself. Seems to be a popular statement in the community and looks like a jest rather than a poor taste threat. I think people can empathize with any woman who has been a victim of sexual violence and most people would understand where this is coming from rather than feel threatened by it. I can imagine the rage and anguish victims must feel. She could also be defending her life, in which case, her thought is justified legally. Could even be sparking metaphorically, as in their victimizer is still in her mind and she need to heal psychologically. The image is not calling for violence against a specific, named person, or a group identity but abstractly about an imaginary “rapist” by an imaginary character that is even being “coy” about it, suggesting playfulness while still being serious.