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Every time I re-read this I am struck by the utter self-serving nature of LFJ's comments on the situation.Also keep in mind that it's Elliot himself who asked people to be his judge regarding the rape allegations/consent accident.
And if that results in consequences for him, then they very well may be consequences he deserves.
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LFJ presents this as a "neutral" recounting of what he elsewhere characterized as a "consent accident."
- There is no discussion of how, having known each other for years (and especially in the hypersexual existence that Lizelliot lives), this sensitivity was never known to LFJ: [victim] "did not say so" - because of course it only counts if explicitly stated at that moment even if known before...idk, Liz, did you specifically ask if they were hyper about dog hair? That would be an equally dumb expectation... but did you or did you not?, bc goose/gander.
- There is no information about the other person's statements on the point of whether Elliott knew or should have known of that sensitivity.
- There is no apology.
- There is no acknowledgement of any deficiency whatsoever in LFJ's own conduct.
- There is an implicit suggestion that the other person is at fault.
- It's such a sneaky sideways insult to suggest that you, the accused person in a self-described "consent accident," have been equally harmed by the person whose boundaries you violated.
- On second thought, not "equally harmed"; more harmed, yet oh-so-very generous in allowing the other person's experience to be acknowledged (while simultaneously ridiculing it).
LFJ is not stupid in the purely intellectual sense, and in fact is quite specific and exacting when it comes to language. LFJ's statements on the "situation" suggest that despite harm caused, there is no culpability because "accident"; however, even if truly an "accident," that in itself means that there was a wrong.
Calling it an accident in one breath and then laying out facts that all point the finger at the injured party is the height of hubris and disingenuousness.
May the ancient Greeks, Shakespeare, and countless others have been right in outlining the arc for tragic heroes (and yes, LFJ is the "main character" in the world as LFJ sees it) afflicted with hubris as hamartia (tragic flaw) ...because the result for hubris-bearing tragic heroes is nemesis, aka, "poetic justice."