#32 “Disrupting the Bystander” (Handling Harm in Our Communities)
Summary
Policing harm in the polyamory and BDSM communities can be challenging. When consent is violated, when people are assaulted, when people commit assault… we often shy away from victim and perpetrator. In A.V. Flox’s important first book, Disrupting the Bystander: When #metoo Happens Among Friends, we learn that we should do the opposite. We should surround people who have been harmed and people who harm with our human spirit to help them find space to heal.
In this episode we discuss the book and the process of care it outlines for ourselves, for those harmed, and yes, for those who have harmed others.
Content Warning: This episode contains discussion of assault, rape, bad actors, and how unsafe we really are in our “communities” without having each other’s back.
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- #metoo
- Polyamory Community
- Kink’/BDSM Community
- Broken Step- Missing Stair
- Winter Fire
- Philly Music Hall
- Libel
- Resources for Groups by NCSF
- Report an Incident to the NCSF
- Vetting People for Sex Parties
- Self Care Plan
- Rope Family
- Leather Family
- Pack
- Why People Stay in Abusive Situations
- BDSM and Abuse
Resources & References
- Book: Disrupting the Bystander
- Author: A.V. Flox
- Website: Listen to a Movie.com
- Movie: Back to the Future III
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- Episode: The Swiping Game
- Website: National Coalition for Sexual Freedom
- Resource: Creative Interventions Risk Assessment Chart
- Poem: All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace
Episode 32 Transcript
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