rax ‘levon honkers’ king

raxkingisdead.bsky.social

02 October 2026 21:57

there's more than a hint of 'noble savage' in the way people outside the trades talk about those jobs and especially those workers. there's a reason people leave those jobs for less physically demanding ones if the option becomes available! enough salt-of-the-earth rhapsodizing!

Maybell Romero

maybell.bsky.social

01 October 2026 09:41

People following the Cornell case keep asking the same questions about Jane Doe. Why did she text one of the men afterward? Why didn't she call it rape right away? Why didn't she see herself as a victim from the start? My last three articles take these questions on. 🧵

Maybell Romero

maybell.bsky.social

01 October 2026 09:40

Every one of those questions assumes there's a right way to be a victim. That assumption isn't just a cultural habit. It's built into how our legal system decides which sexual assault cases get heard at all.

Maybell Romero

maybell.bsky.social

01 October 2026 09:40

On the texts: in my forthcoming article Gossip, I argue that when formal accountability is unavailable or dangerous to invoke, silence and continued cordiality are often rational responses to asymmetric risk.

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