[aishah]

in my experience, most people will say they give a shit or act shocked and appalled, but when push comes to shove, meaning whenever it pushes them out of their comfortable little bubble, they usually don't. (not talking about anyone here, but this has been my experience offline with this topic.) when it means talking about child abuse and sexual violence as though it actually exists and impacts people, in order to bring real awareness to the issues, most people are too uncomfortable. when it means actually taking action for the sake of a situation in their community or family, most people would rather gossip about it and share their opinion (which in my experience often involves a lot of excusing the abuser) rather than actually do something that might help. i get that there are all sorts of social and psychological justifications for why people go out of their way to NOT give a fuck, but i don't think that ever excuses it.