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November 13, 2020
With Friends Like These
Are We Overstating Abuse?

In This Episode

CW: This episode contains a long but very general discussion of sexual violence.

Author Sarah Schulman joins the show to discuss her provocative and influential book, Conflict Is Not Abuse: Overstating Harm, Community Responsibility, and the Duty of Repair. She argues that both the right and left can needless escalate mere conflicts into accusations of abuse, creating victims where there are none and blaming and shaming those who might be simply misunderstood.