One difference between MLK and RZ is the matter of consent. I imagine that MLK's extramarital sexual relationship was consensual. And it is likely that RZ's sexual relationships with scores of women were not consensual. This makes them categorically different in the level of damage done to the women and communities. Most societies see this distinction, criminalizing nonconsensual sexual interaction but not extramarital sexual affairs (except in places where the women is blamed, and that's not the model we strive for.) Also, it's hard to quantify the deception and betrayal undertaken by these two men, but I'd say that is probably different, too. So let's not pretend MLK is perfect, but let's keep reading his letter from the Birmingham Jail, even for guidance in knowing how to respond to the injustice of sexual abuse in our society.
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One difference between MLK and RZ is the matter of consent. I imagine that MLK's extramarital sexual relationship was consensual. And it is likely that RZ's sexual relationships with scores of women were not consensual. This makes them categorically different in the level of damage done to the women and communities. Most societies see this distinction, criminalizing nonconsensual sexual interaction but not extramarital sexual affairs (except in places where the women is blamed, and that's not the model we strive for.) Also, it's hard to quantify the deception and betrayal undertaken by these two men, but I'd say that is probably different, too. So let's not pretend MLK is perfect, but let's keep reading his letter from the Birmingham Jail, even for guidance in knowing how to respond to the injustice of sexual abuse in our society.