[The Man]

Jim is doing it… erm. right. Sorry.*

I suspect that I don't need to ask.

Since I wrote the various pieces on sexual assault yesterday, I've received hundreds of letters from women describing their own personal experiences. I'm humbled by the trust they put in me, but it's horrifying. https://t.co/IfBvcm8eE5

— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) 24 September 2018

I'm thinking about how I would do that without hijacking the narrative onto my own straight white male self.

For the moment, I'll will just listen more and make my timeline as safe a place as I can for those who wish to share their stories. https://t.co/JOaDy2RHFH

— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) 24 September 2018

*I was trying to avoid the obvious pun on his name, as it seems too flippant for a post on this subject, but any other wording just came off as awkward.

ETA: also, this thread:

I want to come back to this.

This idea that victims of sexual assault shouldn't wait to report it.

Right now -- right this very minute -- there are literally THOUSANDS of cases of reported sexual assault across this country.

1/ https://t.co/3ggEaVvVIJ

— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) 23 September 2018

Trigger warning for sexual violence, obviously, but go read it all. It’s worth it, albeit horrifying.

…added, I should note that whenever I see someone respond to stories like this with something along the lines of “all men need to be worried”, I take that as a confession of some sort of sexual misconduct.

…and also, I largely agree with Campos on this point, though I’m not certain I agree on all his specific details. In any case, Aziz Ansari is still employed by Netflix, while Kevin Spacey isn’t, which should immediately end any argument that all #MeToo claims are being treated the same way regardless of severity.