LRB but ppl rly see sexual violence as a "higher" or "more violent" form of violence than like murder or imperialism. its so telling how ppl try n draw a border between "regular" violence and sexual violence. which like, a. that border doesnt exist, different forms of violence often go hand in hand and b. when it comes to fiction and honestly real life too w the way social media is, ppl insist on differentiating sexual violence from other violence. they can blorbofy murder, they can blorbofy imperialism, assault, emotional abuse, literally any form of violence that isnt sexual. but then theres this line separating sexual violence. oh if u engage with it in any matter in fiction, the -phobia and -ism accusations jump out. its this almost holy form of violence that is somehow different from everything else, and cannot possibly be embedded into literally any other form of violence, or often acted out alongside it. does that make sense. im literally going insane.