I’m sure there have already been scores of hastily recorded videos trying to capitalize on the Jacob Geller revelations, but this was a really serious, thoughtful video from a survivor which delves into r@pe culture, notions of “forgiveness” and “futures” which are valued for men who perpetrate these assaults but not for their victims (or for that matter, even for other men in society who do things which are punished much more harshly than sexual assault—say, protesting the genocide in Gaza), how hollow and self-serving the calls for “restorative justice” are, and how making good video essays does literally nothing to facilitate that healing or mitigate the harm caused.

Separately, how do people feel about “CW: SA” vs. “CW: sexual assault”? I usually use the former, since it’s shorter and perhaps less direct, but that indirection could be a double-edged sword, especially for people who are not native English speakers (or simply aren’t familiar with that abbreviation). But I’d like to hear from the people who actually need the content warning rather than assuming anything.

…it occurs to me that I should probably post this question somewhere that doesn’t filter out the people who choose not to click through because of the CW.