There is so much swirling around us that makes us feel nauseous, it's unrelenting, cruel, and brutal on a day-to-day basis. You don't even have to listen or read the news; we feel it. For me it's the fear and anger that has reached a level I have never encountered. And I ask everyday, what will stop this king baby bulldozer from destroying the world? This is scary to think about what can happen and where will we be in 2 more years?
This piece is so timely, thank you. Fawn is a conplex trauma response that has the unfortunate result of encouraging more abuse. Yet victim- shaming isn't helping. This is the kind of nuanced response we need, thank you@ “We also have to remember that in extreme circumstances, the “good girl complex” means literal survival. In violent systems, fawning—appeasing men in power—may be the only strategy that allows survival until escape becomes possible”
thank you so much, Shalay— It’s so hard to express all the nuances and seeming contradictions, even when the pieces get very long like this one. Grateful for your thoughts!
There is so much swirling around us that makes us feel nauseous, it's unrelenting, cruel, and brutal on a day-to-day basis. You don't even have to listen or read the news; we feel it. For me it's the fear and anger that has reached a level I have never encountered. And I ask everyday, what will stop this king baby bulldozer from destroying the world? This is scary to think about what can happen and where will we be in 2 more years?
Yes, all of this. it’s an incredibly intense time to live through— I feel how much it is asking of us.
This piece is so timely, thank you. Fawn is a conplex trauma response that has the unfortunate result of encouraging more abuse. Yet victim- shaming isn't helping. This is the kind of nuanced response we need, thank you@ “We also have to remember that in extreme circumstances, the “good girl complex” means literal survival. In violent systems, fawning—appeasing men in power—may be the only strategy that allows survival until escape becomes possible”
thank you so much, Shalay— It’s so hard to express all the nuances and seeming contradictions, even when the pieces get very long like this one. Grateful for your thoughts!