2. Occupy Wall St.
During the Occupy Wall St. movement, the 99% proved that you don’t have to be rich and powerful to be a pig. There were so many sexual assaults in Zuccotti Park that the organizers had to arrange female-only sleeping tents to keep the women safe (this was five years ago, before it was uncouth to assume a person’s gender).
The Feminist Wire responded that the safe spaces for women were a start, but maybe they “ought to place the onus on men to stop sexual violence.” Occupy Wall St. was a mass demonstration of populist power. If you’re starting to see the connection between power and sexual abuse, you’re paying attention.
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