This is one of the things about Andy that bothers me most, because I see it all the goddamn time. An abuser rushing in to tell naive women who haven't been around men very much that they must fear all other men, but he's not like THEM. He's so DIFFERENT. Because he likes cats! Or some other thing that's not a bit unusual in men (like enjoying different female body types, or not being violent against women, or etc.)
And a certain demographic of girls, those who have not known very many boys and men well throughout their lives, and who buy the "straight boys are teh ebilz!" bs that's so prevalent on Tumblr, eat this kind of shit up with a spoon. If you're a straight girl, what are you supposed to do, after all? When you're constantly told all men are out to get you, that masculinity is inherently dangerous, and you're too sheltered to know otherwise, but you're still attracted to men, finding a man who seems to be so ~different~ from those brodude stereotypes must feel like finding a fucking unicorn.
And, of course, predators like Andy Blake use this to their advantage. Not only is he so special and different (actually he's different in that he's much more of a misogynist than most men), but you'll never find a man as sensitive and understanding as him. Every other man out there except for him, and maybe a couple of his approved male followers, are dangerous and cruel. He's the best you can ever do. It's a way to keep young women in the cages he forced them into.
Re: Andy claims he was sent crime scene photos of Brittany's body
This is one of the things about Andy that bothers me most, because I see it all the goddamn time. An abuser rushing in to tell naive women who haven't been around men very much that they must fear all other men, but he's not like THEM. He's so DIFFERENT. Because he likes cats! Or some other thing that's not a bit unusual in men (like enjoying different female body types, or not being violent against women, or etc.)
And a certain demographic of girls, those who have not known very many boys and men well throughout their lives, and who buy the "straight boys are teh ebilz!" bs that's so prevalent on Tumblr, eat this kind of shit up with a spoon. If you're a straight girl, what are you supposed to do, after all? When you're constantly told all men are out to get you, that masculinity is inherently dangerous, and you're too sheltered to know otherwise, but you're still attracted to men, finding a man who seems to be so ~different~ from those brodude stereotypes must feel like finding a fucking unicorn.
And, of course, predators like Andy Blake use this to their advantage. Not only is he so special and different (actually he's different in that he's much more of a misogynist than most men), but you'll never find a man as sensitive and understanding as him. Every other man out there except for him, and maybe a couple of his approved male followers, are dangerous and cruel. He's the best you can ever do. It's a way to keep young women in the cages he forced them into.
It drives me absolutely up the wall.