• Wispy2891@lemmy.world
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      11 hours ago

      The Epstein PR team at the time was doing a “sciencewashing” operation donating millions of dollars everywhere to let the rapist appear as a genuine philanthropist

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      … was on the island on 2006 as part of a scientific conference…

      You do understand that Hawking pretty much never had been even remotely in any position to abuse anybody? Very big X to doubt I press…

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        …That’s a bit of ableism, Hawking managed to have an affair that ended his marriage although it seems that original marriage involved his abuse, so he comes out the good guy. It’s entirely possible for a wealthy, privileged person with disabilities to abuse someone else, either through power imbalance or with assistance under their direction. But no evidence that it occurred in his case.

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          An affair needs a consenting partner though.

          You can’t force them if your entire body doesn’t want to move.

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        9 hours ago

        you do understand that face sitting is a thing and that his mouth, tongue, and lips still worked and that predators exist across all differences in humanity, right?

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          His dick still worked too. But you aren’t going to get anyone on there by just staring.