Just to state the obvious (and sorry for even mentioning the guy, I try to keep it to a minimum, but):
Elon Musk’s totally ew-gross stalker-creep post about Taylor Swift is a demonstration of power.
It isn’t just a dog dry-humping a stranger’s leg. The point isn’t what he thinks he can actually happen.
The point is to be •seen• saying something that disgusting and be •seen• experiencing no consequences for it. It’s about who gets impunity.
Except that he came across as a rapey creep who will never grasp the concept of consent, and women recognize that.
@Edelruth
Oh, indeed. I think women are •meant• to recognize it — and yet be unable to make him face any consequences for it. The implied violence of his threat combined with demonstrating personal impunity for it are the point. “Look what I can get away with.”