RICH GUTIERREZ: A WARNING
Rich has a pattern of sexual assault, consent/boundary violations, emotional abuse and manipulation. This statement is based on the experiences of multiple women/nb people. He has victimized woc experiencing vulnerable or precarious life circumstances. Attempts to directly confront Rich on these matters has proven fruitless. This page will attempt to share helpful information in as clear and accessible a manner as possible.
Rich is from San Jose and currently lives in Chicago. He plays in Busted Outlook and Permanent Ruin.
https://www.richgutierrez.com/
http://landspeedrecord.tumblr.com/
https://twitter.com/_supremenothing
https://www.instagram.com/supreme_nothing/
https://www.facebook.com/SupremeNothing
http://www.supremenothingpress.com/
https://www.instagram.com/supremenothingpress/
https://mobile.twitter.com/SN_Press
https://www.facebook.com/supremenothingpress/
https://bustout.bandcamp.com/
https://permanentruin.bandcamp.com/
• Non-consensually and violently forcing oral penetration
• Restraining partners non-consensually during sex
• Removing condoms during sex without informing partners, non-consensually initiating unprotected penetrative sex
• Seeking out people who are emotionally or socially vulnerable and exploiting their trust in him - these behaviors are a form of predation that is best described as grooming* (see below)
• Positioning himself as a “victim” or as “vulnerable” in order to manipulate people he abuses into being dismissive of other people’s attempts to hold him accountable
• Gaslighting people who have attempted to hold him accountable for his abuse of them
• Enforcing power disparity in relationships by manipulating partners into being exclusive with him; while secretly having concurrent sexual relationships with other people
• Exploiting cultural access and labor from people who he has abused as well as appropriating their work/plans
• Failing to inform potential partners of his past behavior, despite being made aware of the above experiences and their impact.
* Resources on the concept of psychological grooming for people who haven’t encountered the term before:
http://outofthefog.website/top-100-trait-blog/2015/11/4/grooming
(we don’t mean to endorse everything on this website, but it is concise)
http://www.kbsolutions.com/Grooming.pdf
WHY IS THIS JUST COMING OUT NOW?
Rich has successfully constructed an image of himself as a self aware feminist ally, especially using social media to aggressively reinforce this image. Additionally, Rich has social capital and a prominent/respected position. Finally, Rich has been shielded from the consequences of his actions by his friends, in particular Victoria Ruiz of Downtown Boys. When people who Rich has hurt have attempted to seek support from Rich’s friends, or just inform them of Rich’s actions, those friends have discredited the survivors’ experiences and intimidated them into silence.
WHO ARE WE? WHAT DO WE WANT?
This page was written collaboratively by a number of people, then passed along to others for review. We just are sharing this info at the specific request of survivors. This is not an “accountability process.” Over the years people Rich has hurt have made requests of him, and asked his friends to hold him accountable. These efforts have been futile, and only resulted in the further emotional abuse and ostracization of the survivors. We are presenting this information in the hopes of interrupting Rich’s pattern of abuse.
If you have questions, you can get in touch with us. If you have been hurt by Rich and want to connect with other survivors, at least one of them is actively interested in that. Please feel free to get in touch.
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