A young woman on TikTok put it this way, “You’re only as trustworthy as your creepiest friend.”
That's such a great way to express the point.
As I tell people, "If you're ok with him doing it. I assume you're ok with doing it yourself."
That is perfect. You are known by the company you keep.
holy shit i literally just saw this vid
True. And a lot of those creeps wait until there are no witnesses of their behavior(s) so it’s your word against theirs. Also helps them avoid any accountability from their friends group.
“If you tolerate this Then your children will be next” -MSP
Always reminded of the Octopus Pie comic where a bar throws a parade for the one guy telling a creeper to leave the ladies alone. "She doesn't wanna talk to you, dude." Barely confrontational but very cathartic.
Or your creepiest tiktok likes
"but i'm not hurting anyone; i just support the guy who does" look around mfers if your homies are evil, you're evil doesn't matter if you don't participate personally; letting it happen when you know better is like a layer of extra evil on top of whatever evil shit is going on
Men who sit back and let men abuse women are complicit in allowing men to abuse women, even if they do not perform the abuse themself. Also as it was said in Castlevania : Symphony of the Night, "The only thing that it takes for evil to thrive is for good men to do nothing to stop it."