Right. It's why we can have folks like Tim Wise blog openly, but not necessarily women of color do so.

I've spoken before with folks about the fact that a great deal of ish goes down because it's about who's protected and who isn't. A lot of people stand by and go, "Oh that's too bad" while they don't do anything to step in and stop bad behavior, which is exactly how it keeps going on.

The fact that this guy thinks he's being prosecuted (never mind he keeps his job, never mind he suffers no personal set backs, never mind he isn't ousted from his social circles) says everything about perceived vs. real persecution.

Ditto with the race imbroglio and drama. As Tempest says, "This is what real abuse looks like."