I think a lot of people want monstrousness to have a kind of psychological depth or sophistication. But my own study of sexual violence has shown me how rarely this is true. Usually what’s obvious is what’s true; usually it is what you think it is.
I think a lot of people want monstrousness to have a kind of psychological depth or sophistication. But my own study of sexual violence has shown me how rarely this is true. Usually what’s obvious is what’s true; usually it is what you think it is.
@MoiraDonegan I think a lot about this passage from Simone Weil Imaginary evil is romantic and varied; real evil is gloomy, monotonous, barren, boring. Imaginary good is boring; real good is always new, marvelous, intoxicating.