The American obsession with 'freedom of speech' is distinctly imbalanced - its most fervent champions actually want to flaunt the freedom to do things you can't do, this is another facet of that dynamic. Patriarchal power structures are all about trading subservience for the ability to abuse others.
Kat TenbargeMy hotter take is that I think these already staggering numbers still tell an incomplete picture. I think they’re actually higher. I think we’re all harmed by the cycle of abuse, but it keeps white supremacist patriarchy in place. That’s what they’re actually defending.