Hey Undistracted fam, a note about this week's episode.

We do discuss in detail issues of sexual assault and intimate partner violence.

If you or anyone you know need help with this issue you can contact the national sexual

assault hotline at online dot R A I N N dot org or anytime at 1-800, 656, 4,673.

There's no shame in needing help, only strength in asking for it. Hey y'all,

as I think about it, you've probably heard me talk about the difference between justice and accountability quite often,

especially when we're talking about issues of police violence and brutality.

That court cases that finally hold officers accountable after the harm has already been done

is not the same as justice, but you know that concept is applicable across the board.

When we talk about the difference between justice and accountability, we are always naming that harm has already been done.

And that there's only so much that can be done after the fact, that there's healing that needs

to take place, that there is some kind of repair that is required for the damage.

And yet, the damage still exists.

It's true for the violence and empire and acts abroad. It's true for a manager or a corporation

that's already done you wrong. And it is true for people who have been accused and are guilty of sexual abuse and assault.

So many of the conversations we're having right now are strictly about accountability

because that's all that's left.

All that's left is uncovering the harm that's been done,

truth, and some kind of reconciliation,

not between abuser and harm, but between a survivor and themselves.

Between a survivor and a society that continues to treat us as disposable.

And yes, I said us. treat us as disposable.

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