Let me preface by saying this is encouraged to be reblogged, and a semi-follow-up to this post, which details a bit more of what happened. In short, Jules r*ped and molested me, and I was never comfortable coming forward with it out of fear of repercussion. I contacted Possum and their partner to keep them in the loop of what had happened, and this is the response I got from Scotch’s alternate account:
I know my word’s only good at face value. I know all I can ask is that people believe me, and I don’t have evidence backing what happened and they don’t either. I don’t know what a lot of Scotch’s message means because it’s detailing events that didn’t happen that I’m positive Jules perpetuated, but I am going to try my best to explain exactly what happened between the three of us. When Jules assaulted me, I was in shock. I don’t believe it was intentional but they gaslit me into believing what they did was entirely normal. I didn’t want to cause tension. I didn’t want to be attacked or receive repercussion for speaking out about what had happened. Victims of assault a lot of times keep quiet about what happened and try to move on like it didn’t. And that does not invalidate their experience. After Jules dropped me entirely, I started opening up about what happened among friends, expecting to be lashed out at, but everyone I talked to about the events confirmed what they did constituted as assault. I slowly started to grapple with the fact that what happened wasn’t ok, no matter what I’d tried to tell myself and how much I tried to justify the abuse I was put through. I don’t understand half of what Scotch is ranting about but I’m pretty sure it’s bs Jules had been feeding them in privacy. Possum is getting onto me for not coming forward with my assault, and claiming I was perpetuating the idea that they knew what Jules did to me, and told me I was making them sound like a r*pe apologist when I wasn’t. I explicitly stated I hadn’t told them about my assault because I was scared to. So anyone who sent them hatemail attacking them over that didn’t thoroughly read my post and shame on you. When I was staying with Possum, my mental health was in shambles. I was suicidal and self-harming and they knew this, that’s why they invited me to stay with them to begin with. I was always vocal about the problems I was facing when I was having panic attacks. But I found out they were talking behind my back, and after Jules molested me for the second time, I couldn’t take it anymore and resorted to self-harm, which I’ve had a habit of since I was a teenager. I’m not trying to excuse the fact that my mental health probably didn’t make either of their’s better, but Possum didn’t believe anything I told them about my mental and made up their own perceptions of what was going on and presented them openly and among friends as fact. Why would I assume they’d believe me about being assaulted. Possum and Jules have been going behind my back perpetuating misinformation instead of talking to me directly, and twisting truths to present their opinion of events as factual to paint themselves in the victim’s light. That is not okay. As far as Scotch, I’ve had numerous people come forward about the emotional abuse they’ve put other people through. People have told me they’ve been emotional manipulative, verbally abusive, have bullied them, etc. They’re hell-bent on attacking me because them and Possum are together, and Possum is spreading alternative facts about what happened between the two of us, showing no remorse for the sexual assault I was put through, and doing what they can to make me look bad instead. I don’t know whether or not Possum is aware of Scotch’s nature and harassment they’ve given me among a large handful of other users, but the behavior Jules and Scotch have shown is absolutely sickening to my stomach. I’ve tried resolving this with Possum and explaining what happened but they blocked and refused to listen to me, and if they continue supporting this behavior, they’re an accomplice to it. Bottom line, Jules has r*ped and molested me, Scotch blamed me for the sexual assault I was put through because I’d been repressing what happened, and Possum doesn’t seem to care about what transpired and only expresses concern with covering their reputation. I’m disgusted these are humans I used to be close with and if I could turn back time I would have never confided in them If you don’t want to support people who perpetuate this kind of harm in the art community, I’m sharing this so people who have experienced things similar don’t feel alone, and are aware of what’s happening. I might be deactivating briefly. But I’m not keeping in the dark about my treatment anymore. I am beyond terrified of speaking out but I believe with all my heart this needs to be shared. Victims deserve safe environments to speak out. #whyididntreport
