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There are no monsters. I mentioned it before in a different thread, and I’d like to elaborate. To be clear, I’m not imploring others to have some compassion for abusers. The victim should prioritize their own safety above all else. Also, I’m just not a compassionate person. But rather, I’m pointing it out because “monster” and “predator” are loaded terms that imply lack of vulnerability. Perpetuating that image can make their victims feel even more powerless. When you perceive your oppressor as an inhuman monster, escaping them seems like an impossible task. The reality is that most abusers are hardly masterminds.
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theoretical, there ARE predators and it's important to learn about how these individuals groom their victims to think they can be trusted when their real plan is to overpower or USE the individual they have targeted for their own selfish needs. There ARE individuals like Bill Cosby that can seem like someone to look up to when he used that image to lure in many innocent young women that he drugged and raped.