Staffnowworriedthatthey'd losetheirjobsandhealthinsuranceifRistrettowereforcedtoclose; that I—a personwithwhomthey'd heretoforehad a perfectlycongenialrelationship—might, infact, be a secretmonster, a rapecultureapologist.
Thiskindofuninformed, virtualattackstrikesmeaschildish—thebehaviorof a toddlerwhosetantrumbrings a dinnerpartyto a haltuntilit's placatedwiththeattentionitseeks.
I can't helpbutthinkthatthosewhoengageinthiskindofbehavioraresteeringthemselvesintoperpetuallyunhappywaters, thattheyliveinfearthateveryoneandeverythingisouttogetthem, sothereforetheymuststrikefirst.