A victim of psychological oppression
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Aka: J.Y. Amihud. A Jewish by blood, multifaceted artist with experience in film-making, visual effects, programming, game development, music and more. A philosopher at heart. An activist for freedom and privacy. Anti-Paternalist. A user of Libre Software. Speaking at least 3 human languages. The writer and director of the 2023 film "Moria's Race" and the lead developer of it's game sequel "Dani's Race".
A short story exploring one interesting thought I had a while back while sitting on the toilet. From one side is explores DARVO, a common technique used by offenders of all kinds to re-frame their offense such that victim and offender is flipped. And on the other hand it explores certain loopholes in certain ideologies that might give the DARVO mindset people some credence. I specifically avoid to have my own conclusion. I want it to stir people's minds. Sorry I'm Jewish. That's how my brain works. ↩ Reply
INT. COURTROOM. DAY.
SHELLY, 26, sitting in front of the audience, giving her testimony, crying. ↩ Reply
... and so he...
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She looks to the side, unable to utter the words. ↩ Reply
PROSECUTOR, 50s, comes towards her. ↩ Reply
He took advantage of you...
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Yes.
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( turns to the judge )
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Your, honor...
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He turns around to the crowd. There is no defendant in the first row. Instead the defendant, MIKE, 30s, is located in a small cage, tied down with shackles. 2 police officers guarding him. ↩ Reply
( pointing at Mike )
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This was the man that assaulted you?
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Yes.
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( to the judge )
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Your honor, it seems to me that the case is clear.
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What does the defense have to say?
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The LAWYER, 40s, is sitting calmly at the front row. By his face we see that is has a plan. He is smiling with this cocky smile, which makes you suspect he has an ace up his sleeve. ↩ Reply
The lawyer gets up. ↩ Reply
Your honor...
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He comes over to Shelly. ↩ Reply
Shelly Winkward. I'd like to ask you a few questions, if you don't mind.
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What will that give you? The case is clear.
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( hitting his hammer )
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Order!
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( to the lawyer )
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Proceed.
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Thank you.
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Shelly Winkward... brave...
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What?
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It is brave of you to show up here, in front of all these people, admitting to the stuff that you have admitted to.
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Thank you.
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Can I ask you, who did you vote for?
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Objection!
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What does this have to do with anything?
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( to the Judge )
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Excuse me, your honor, but I'm attempting to be persuasive, and for that I need to establish some rhetoric. I assure you, the question is absolutely necessary to completely uncover the chain of guilt in this situation of ours.
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Pause. Judge is thinking about it. ↩ Reply
Fine, continue.
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( to Shelly )
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So, Shelly Winkward, who did you vote for? Or more like, which position do you take on the current culture-wars?
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Eh...
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Based on what I heard, and be free to correct me, you are an active participant in the Feminist movement.
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Yes.
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Can you explain to me the ethos of the movement? Such that all people present in the court-room would understand what Feminism is.
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Well, it's about... ah... stopping sexism.
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Sexism. Mm... Would you say that the act committed against you violates the ethos of what Feminism stands for?
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Absolutely! If a woman says "no", it mean "no"!
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Very well.
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What are you trying to prove?
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Order!
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Okay... let me clarify a few things. So how should a man approach a woman?
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Respectfully, I suppose.
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And if she says "no", it means "no"?
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Yes.
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And how should a man then approach her the second time?
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There is no second time. If I say "no" it means "no".
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You never change your mind?
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Why would I change my mind?
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Well it is not hard to imagine a scenario where the first impression was not particularly flattering, but as you start to know the person better you may see that person in a different light, which might make you reconsider your initial rejection of that person. In which case, through some circumstance, the "no" turns into a "yes".
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I suppose that could happen.
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We agreed on that point?
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Perhaps.
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So, if a "no" can turn into a "yes" overtime, how does the male subject in this situation should know it is time for the second attempt?
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Well I never really thought about it. I suppose I need to think about it.
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Interesting.
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( to the Judge )
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Your honor, now I can make my argument.
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( pointing a Mike in the cell )
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My defendant, Mike, has told me an interesting story that might change your perspective on the situation.
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Get on with it already.
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So it all started...
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( to Mike )
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Shut up!
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Mike is standing there silent. ↩ Reply
Do not say a word. Let me handle this professionally.
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( to the Judge )
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So... shall we...
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INT. SCHOOL. DAY - YEARS LATER
A young teenager ( Mike at 16 ) sits at a lesson, looking over to a girl in class. ↩ Reply
... At a certain age, as we all are, my client, started to be extremely fascinated with the members of the opposite sex. He was still a shy kid, but he was open to the idea of giving it a try.
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INT. COURTROOM. DAY.
Are you familiar with the work of Sigmund Freud?
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Heard of him.
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You are familiar, then, with the idea of sexual hunger?
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Explain.
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Most people perceive sexual desire as just this. A desire. A simple urge, so to speak, that is more than realistically to control. And with most "healthy" individuals that might be the case. But there is an argument to be made that sexuality is more like food. Try not to eat. You can survive without food for quite a while. But at a certain point you might become desperate. And then violent and then outright dangerous, if you do not satisfy your hunger.
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You are telling me that without sexual intercourse, the defendant could have died of hunger?
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Not necessarily. While food is more of a physical thing, with some undeniable psychological aspect to it, it is still a largely physical thing, which might results in death, if lacking, sex on the other hand is largely a psychological phenomenon. It is has physical properties, but largely it is a psychological phenomenon. Though regardless of the nature of the phenomenon, the behavioral consequence of withdrawal are equally catastrophic.
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What is your point?
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I will return to my story...
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INT. COURTROOM. DAY.
Lawyer is walking over to the cage. ↩ Reply
( to Mike )
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Do you consider yourself a feminist?
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You told me not to speak.
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Answer the question.
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Yeah.
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Do you agree with Miss Winkward, that when a woman says "no" it means "no"?
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Yes.
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What?!
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( striking his hammer )
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Order!
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( to Judge )
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When he saw that video at age 16, he completely and utterly gave himself to this idea. In a way, this idea is still within him to this very day. But an unfortunate set of events still created a situation we are now in. See, believing that nobody liked him, being shy, my client automatically presupposed all women already answered "no". Which means he didn't not even attempted to approach any of them.
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Which?
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Which slowly deteriorated his mental state. The hunger. The sexual hunger ate away at his soul. Until one day, at a state of utter malnourishment, his psychological state snapped. And this courtroom hearing is the consequence.
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Pause. People murmur. ↩ Reply
What I'm saying is... Mike, my client, is not just not guilty, but a victim. A victim of psychological oppression.
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c:0 October 17, 2026 Order!
⤴ ViewI imaged Sheily's responded calmly, so the need to calm them felt a bit queer to me.
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c:2 October 17, 2026 ... my client was a rather shy child. There was not much wrong, per say, with him, but he felt that other people didn't like him as much as they liked other boys in school.
⤴ ViewThe school had a lot of homosexual boys then.
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c:3 October 17, 2026 Most people perceive sexual desire as just this. A desire. A simple urge, so to speak, that is more than realistically to control. And with most "healthy" individuals that might be the case. But there is an argument to be made that sexuality is more like food. Try not to eat. You can survive without food for quite a while. But at a certain point you might become desperate. And then violent and then outright dangerous, if you do not satisfy your hunger.
⤴ ViewThere is a difference between suppressing sexual "hunger" and overcoming it. The people who do the former may seem chaste, but are perverts inside, while latter are able to give birth to children of ideas, concepts.
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c:4 October 17, 2026 the behavioral consequence of withdrawal are equally catastrophic
⤴ ViewI see the desire of sex and intercourse more of an addiction, a drug than something which provides a benefit like food. Since you cannot operate without food or water, that is why it is good to desire them. What benefit does lust bring? It should lead to procreation and production of offspring. In the case the person has no need to seek it, there is nothing to gain from it.
Those who go about getting rid of lust by chocking it, end up being broken. The ideal solution is to somehow get rid of the feeling, without going through the clockwork orange methodology, the Ludovico method. Basically by not having the desire within, cutting off the balls (metaphorically speaking), the person is able to focus on other things. Not everyone needs to be concerned with procreation.
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c:5 October 17, 2026 But an unfortunate set of events still created a situation we are now in.
⤴ ViewThe fact the events that occurred were not expositioned, makes the hunt of finding what were they even more fun.
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c:6 October 17, 2026 What I'm saying is... Mike, my client, is not just not guilty, but a victim. A victim of psychological oppression.
⤴ ViewIn court, a reason behind an action may be heard, but the sentence is done based on what was done (in most cases). Since the ulterior motive matters when it comes who did it, was it the person consciously doing it or were they under pressure of some king, be it a substance or blackmail, etc.
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