Tuesday, February 14, 2012
It’s funny how the fear of offending is greater than the fear of pain.

Martin Vanger

One of my favorite moments in the American film version of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, in which a predator succinctly explains how rape culture works for him.

(via catamite)

Notes

  1. almightysempai reblogged this from bookshop and added:
    I found this line particularly chilling, because in so many cases, it’s true.
  2. herocountry reblogged this from bookshop and added:
    In every instance of assault I’ve experienced, for some reason I’m always in a blind haze where I think if I’m very...
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  6. redhandsredribbons said: Yeah, I finally saw this version, and that line really, really stuck with me, too.