I took it differently. I couldn’t help but wonder how much race and class was playing into this woman’s actions. She seemed to me like she was trying to ignore the cries of an animal, or a squabble among peasants. It was, as I watched, even more dehumanizing than the original abuse. I think this is what really got to me, this and being threatened by force into retracting what just happened to you. Oh, and being told this can go “easy” or “hard” when no matter what it’s going to be hard, abusive, and painful.
Ugh… I need a drink.
