I understand the reasons why it’s more jarring and consequential to see it happen among billionaires, but the kind of shrugging disinterest or impishly approving encouragement of sexual abuse among Epstein’s circle is the same dynamic that happens in less powerful milieus.
This indifference or enthusiasm for sexual violence is a cultural pathology born of misogyny, not a peculiar or unique degeneracy of the rich. You know people who have responded to rape like that.
“Ordinary, salt of the earth people would never tolerate a sexual abuser in their midst. Now time to take a big sip of coffee and respond to this group text with my old fraternity brothers.”
Feb 4, 2026 01:53I think every woman knows at least one sexual abuser or rapist who lives free and easy.
I do. I also know several men who were sexually abused as children who know their abuser/rapist is still out there living free and easy, no doubt abusing other kids.
