A difficult and explicit look at abhorrent behavior, especially depicted in various films. Why Irreversible is the most traumatic film I’ve ever seen It’s important that we calibrate our moral intuitions Victims and villains: what are the rules?
Understanding maturity and agency The burden of male sexuality vs our higher ideals Michael Jackson (Leaving Neverland), paedophile who courted boyfriends R. Kelly (Surviving R. Kelly), Aaliya was 13-14, hebephile who imprisoned adolescents Jeffrey Epstein (Filthy Rich), ephebophile who corrupted teens and the legal system Chronophilia and age of consent, ppreciating differnces in physical maturity What counts as mental illness? What is trauma? Codes of conduct Systemic conspiracies might be worse than specific sex crimes Spotlight and the Catholic Church Male sexuality is messy at best, and too often vile Victimhood culture must parse out differences in agency and responsibility Sex acts themselves are fascinating. How do we separate kink shaming from policing actual abuse? CONTEXT MATTERS.