It’s being complicit in his fantasies

Jan 26th, 2023 | By Ophelia Benson
Category: Notes and Comment Blog

Piers Morgan isn’t always wrong. (I hate it when people on the left are this wrong – it’s so cringey.)

If we are now seriously discussing treating a dangerous rapist with 'respect' by lying about his biological reality because he wants us to, (did he stop to respect his victims as he was ripping their lives and bodies apart), then hell has clearly frozen over.

— Rosie Duffield MP (@RosieDuffield1) January 26, 2023

“Respect” ffs. Suppose a rapist dresses up as a laydee in order to rape women, and says as much upon being arrested – should we “respect” his disguise? Why is there any obligation to pretend to believe other people’s fantasies? Why do we have to “respect” such things? Why do people think we have to respect such things? I know one reason is endless shouting, but if everybody stopped “respecting” the fantasies the shouting would die away pretty fast.

Yes, and it’s not only treating him with ‘respect’, it’s being complicit in his fantasies and assisting in his continued abuse of his victims.

— Ben Cooper (@bencooper) January 26, 2023

HER continued abuse of HER victims.

insert rage face here

2 Responses to “It’s being complicit in his fantasies”

#1
Holms
January 26, 2023 at 7:34 pm

A very apt bit from Ricky Gervais.
#2
Axxyaan
January 27, 2023 at 12:19 am

I think this is a nice illustration of respect creep.

All people need to be treated with respect, if you know what that means is we should treat all people with a minimum of decency. But then people start to expect we show respect in a more honorful meaning.