On Sex, Power, and Our Own Complicity
This essay originally appeared on Medium.com on November 20, 2017. My conversations with men have changed. Some men are quiet, easing off social media. Listening. Reading. Some men have become loud. Asking questions. “But what if the survivor forgives him? Surely then it’s ok! Right?” “Oh come on, You’re not comparing Al Franken with Roy Moore? That’s disgusting! Right?” And behind these changes in men’s actions, I sense fear. The fear of self-knowledge. For surely these men,