,BUILD+ A ,MOVEM5T ) ,LESS ,HID+ ,SPACE = ,F\LNESS 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GILLIS 

,TEXT 3 

,TWO WEEKS AGO WE ALL LE>N$ ?AT ,BRAD ,SPANGL]1 A PR(ESS$ LIB]T>IAN & AN>*I/ ONCE ( SOME PROM95CE1 IS A *ILD MOLE/]4 ,!RE HAVE ALWAYS BE5 HIDD5 MON/]S & NO MOVEM5T1 COMMUNITY OR CULTURE IS 5TIRELY IMMUNE4 ,BUT :ILE WE'VE SP5T ! LA/ TWO WEEKS RECOIL+ 9 HORROR & CRU%$ UND] ! SADNESS ( !SE REVELATIONS1 ONE ( ! MO/ /RIK+ DYNAMICS TO COME \T ( ?IS HAS BE5 H[ MANY WOM5 9 ! LIB]TY MOVEM5T >E ONLY N[ BE+ LI/5$ TO4 

,TO BE SURE1 IT'S EASY TO SEE CREEPY BEHAVIOR 9 A F> MORE S9I/] LI<T ) H9DSI<T1 BUT MANY ( ,SPANGL]'S SEMIPUBLIC ACTIONS W]E /ILL CLE>LY OBJECTIONABLE 9 !IR [N RESPECT1 ( ! K9D ?AT ALI5ATES COMMUNITY MEMB]S & POISONS MOVEM5TS4 ,MANY ( US 9 ! MOVEM5T TOTALLY FAIL$ TO SEE ?IS SIDE ( HIM4 ,BUT SOME ( US DID1 TO V>Y+ DEGREES1 & IT'S WOR? ASK+ :Y ! BEHAVIOR ?AT WAS VISIBLE REMA9$ 9 L>GE P>T UNNOT$ & UN*ALL5G$4 

,SPANGL] FREQU5TLY ESCALAT$ SEXUAL CONT5T ON HIS ,FACEBOOK & 9 EX*ANGES ) PEOPLE 9 WAYS G5]ALLY FELT 9APPROPRIATE1 (T5 APPEAL+ TO A ?9 V5E] ( 0SEX-POSITIVITY0 TO JU/IFY ?+S ?AT SEEM$ WILDLY \T ( PLACE 9 ! CONTEXT MO/ PEOPLE ?\<T !Y W]E 5GAG+ ) HIM4 ,HE WAS1 9 A WORD1 CREEPY4 ,HE MADE MISOGYNI/IC /ATEM5TS1 CROSS$ PEOPLE'S B\ND>IES )\T ANY SIGN ?AT HE C>$ TO AVOID !M1 & ACTIVELY LEV]AG$ HIS /ATUS & 9FLU5CE TO ACT PR$ATORILY T[>DS Y\NG] WOM54 ,! DETAILS ( ACC\NTS GO ALL OV] ! PLACE4 ,I MYSELF HAPP5$ TO DEFRI5D HIM OV] A BIT ( HIS TRANSMISOGYNI/IC RANT+ A FRI5D PO9T$ \T TO ME4 ,BUT O!RS :O TUN$ 9 MORE TO HIS FE$S HAD CONC]NS4 ,SEV]AL TIMES ,I GOT V>IATIONS ( 0OH YEAH ,I LIKE :AT ! ,C5T] PUBLI%ES BUT ,I NEV] CONSID]$ WRIT+ = Y\ BECAUSE ,I ?\<T Y\ HAD A BIGG] CONNECTION TO ,BRAD & HE'S A CREEP40 

,AS IT TURNS \T !SE ASIDES 9 PRIVATE W]E REFLECTIVE ( A L>GE NUMB] ( WOM5 :O FELT DIS9CL9$ TO SPEAK UP GIV5 ! CULTURE & DYNAMICS ( \R MOVEM5T4 ,& :5 SOMEONE DID-WE N[ ALL KN[-!Y W]E IMM$IATELY AGGRESSIVELY DISCR$IT$ & SIL5C$4 ,IT %\LD 9 NO WAY BE CONT5TI\S TO /ATE ?AT WE %\LD HAVE DONE MORE AS A COMMUNITY TO LI/5 TO PEOPLE ) CONC]NS AB\T ,SPANGL]'S BEHAVIOR4 

,MAKE NO MI/AKE1 *ILD MOLE/ATION IS ITS [N UNIQUE EVIL1 BUT IT LIES ON A SPECTRUM ( PR$ATORY & DEHUMANIZ+ P]SPECTIVES & BEHAVIORS DEEPLY CONNECT$ TO MISOGYNY4 ,SPANGL] DID NOT ACT 9 A VACUUM4 ,& IT IS BALDLY DIS+5U\S TO ASS]T ?AT RECOGNIZ+ ! COMPLEX BUT DEEP DYNAMICS TY+ HIM & ! BRAN*ES ( PATRI>*Y EQUATES DISMISS+ HIS MORAL CULPABILITY4 ,A SOLDI] CAN BE NOT ONE :IT LESS TO BLAME = MURD] IF HIS SUP]IORS -- & 9DE$ ! 9/ITUTIONS & TOXIC CULTURAL DYNAMICS ( /ATISM & W>F>E -- >E TO BLAME AS WELL4 ,SPANGL] MADE HIS *OICE1 BUT PATRI>*AL N>RATIVES ( SEXUAL 5TITLEM5T TO ! BODIES ( O!RS & ! TIMIDITY MANY ( US HAVE %[N 9 CONFRONT+ @& ORGANIZ+ AGA9/ PR$ATORY @& ALI5AT+ PATRI>*AL BEHAVIOR W]E TO SOME DEGREE COCONSPIRATORS4 

,WE'RE ALWAYS GO+ ON AB\T H[ NON-/ATE APPROA*ES TO FUCK$ UP DYNAMICS CAN BE SO MU* MORE EFFECTIVE -- & ULTIMATELY !Y CAN BE -- YET ?IS IS PRECISELY ! K9D ( SITUATION :]E WE %\LD EASILY BE ABLE TO DEMON/RATE ?AT1 & 9/EAD WE'VE COME UP EMPTY4 

,SOCIALI/ MOVEM5TS >E FAM\S = CLOAK+ F\LNESS UND] ORGANIZATIONAL BUREAUCRACY & LOS+ REAL HORRORS 9 OPPORTUNI/IC FIR+ CIRCLES4 ,BUT MANY LIB]T>IANS SEEM CONT5T TO WOR%IP A NOXI\S K9D ( CALL\SNESS 9 :I* NO?+ CAN BE ADMITT$ MATT]S UNTIL A BREAK+ PO9T IS REA*$4 ,TODAY !RE IS -- IRONICALLY -- NO BETT] PORTRAIT ( A SEIZ$ UP & UNNATURAL1 UNDYNAMIC SY/EM1 9CAPABLE ( ORGANIC ADAPTATION1 CAPABLE ( RESPONSES ONLY 9 DESP]ATE FITS1 ?AN PORTIONS ( ! LIB]T>IAN MOVEM5T4 

,OV]CR$IT+ GOSSIP )\T A CLE> EVALUATION ( PROBABILITIES GIV5 S\RCES & MYRIAD O!R CONSID]ATIONS CAN OBVI\SLY BE QUITE PROBLEMATIC1 BUT LOCK+ \R M\?S CLOS$ UNTIL !RE'S SOME?+ APPROA*+ #a.0 PRO( OR CONS5SUS IS AN 9SANE OV]REACTION4 

,M>KETS WORK ?R\< ! BRILLIANTLY SELF-ORGANIZ+ DEC5TRALIZ$ CONVEYANCE & EVALUATION ( 9=MATION4 ,9S(> AS WE SUPPRESS ?AT AMONG \RSELVES -- 9S(> AS WE DECL>E ?AT WE KN[ BETT] ?AN \R COMPATRIOTS :AT 9=MATION IS P]T95T TO !IR DECISIONS & :AT !Y CAN BE TRU/$ TO EVALUATE RATIONALLY -- WE SUPPRESS SIGNALS & LEE* DYNAMISM FROM ! M>KET4 ,WE 9 EFFECT REPRODUCE SOME ( ! IRRATIONALITY ( /ATE CAPITALISM4 

,PEOPLE >E 9TELLIG5T1 !Y HAVE AG5CY1 !Y CAN UPDATE !IR PROBABILITY_/RISK ASSESSM5TS FROM NEW 9FO )\T TURN+ 9TO LYN* MOB4 ,PUBLICLY PO9T+ \T SOMEONE'S PROBLEMATIC BEHAVIOR %\LDN'T BE A BIG DEAL4 ,PEOPLE C]TA9LY %\LDN'T HAVE TO FE> BE+ WIDELY DISMISS$ & H>ASS$ = DO+ SO4 ,& IF \R 9/9CTS & SOCIAL ORGANISMS ?AT MI<T SUCCESSFULLY NAVIGATE ! MYRIAD T5SIONS 9VOLV$ )\T TURN+ TO TEAM SPORTS & V5GEFUL GOSSIP HAVE WI!R$ AWAY1 WELL LET ?IS BE A WAKE UP CALL TO GET />T$ REBUILD+ !M4 

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,JANU>Y #b#a1 #bba 3 ,BUILD+ A ,MOVEM5T ) ,LESS ,HID+ ,SPACE = ,F\LNESS -- ,ADD$4 
,JANU>Y #f1 #bbb 3 ,BUILD+ A ,MOVEM5T ) ,LESS ,HID+ ,SPACE = ,F\LNESS -- ,UPDAT$4 

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