I’m not convinced they are Scholars Coco. This doesn’t strike me as the writing of anyone even vaguely familiar with any of the respectable acaademic literature on sexuality generated since the 50s,. Even the more stridently anti sex-work faction in feminism would be horrified at the exercise at the end and the twaddle about masturbation (Seriously salvos? Even the bloody catholics think masturbations OK lol).

No, I’d guess it was some low level social worker whos gone and inserted a giant slab of bad theology in their brain and then put the resulting cognitive mess through a blender with good old fashion dose of misogeny.

The failed attempts at respectful language (using “survivor” instead of “victim”, etc) just make it even more surreal.

To be fair, Kabbalah is not something that one is a “member” of. More to the point, the kabbalah they claim to practice is mostly trendy BS with little to do with the actual kabbalistic texts. And of course, the “my” in this guy’s “my answer” indicates that this is HIS personal opinion.

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I appreciate that distinction. Someone left a comment on the site recently that was not approved even though they agreed with the post’s points because they used so many slurs. (Not that one slur would be okay, but this was especially egregious.) If someone is being completely nasty, it will be hard for others to look through to the larger point underneath, and purposefully trying to be as offensive as possible definitely seems counterintuitive to a discussion.

I don’t want to speak for FW, but I would guess that any “vulgar” words on her part—I can’t remember her using any—come from sheer incredulity and fury. For myself, I was angry and fatigued and therefore really tapped out when it came to academic, distanced responses. I reject the idea that the only acceptable or “credible” way one to talk about a subject is by pretending s/he doesn’t have emotional, human responses to truly terrible information.

Autumn, it is so nice to see you here!

I agree, I cannot fathom any circumstances under which someone would feel comfortable suggesting this, nor under which others would approve it. (Sadly, cynically, the idea of “prurience” is all that comes to my mind. Like, it’s something Frollo would have invented to punish Esmerelda.)