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Lori Critter Writes
@loricritterwrites.bsky.social
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Hi! U might know me from the spicier sides of bsky and the internet 🌶️. I write on Substack and Tumblr about politics, liberation, and childhood.

Find my writing here: https://substack.com/@loricritter

And here: https://www.tumblr.com/loricritterswriting
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I gave up a long time ago on ever being a good victim, a thing that doesn't fucking exist

excerpts from my most recent essay on my Substack.

#substack #trauma #writer #writing
Infographic style image with a background from the movie sucker punch and the following text in a black circle: "I’m not good prey. I’m not innocent enough. Midriff showing tops, garish Wet N Wild lipstick, a loud mouth. An abrasive laugh. I fuck on the first date, throw kisses around like confetti." For years my self loathing is still at the front of my mind. I wasn’t a good victim. I wanted it at first. I kept talking to him after. I told everyone I had fun." "And weirdest of all, I was most triggered by more subtle attempts at breaching my boundaries. I love when someone explicitly tells me they want to fuck me. " "But sneakily doing anything, or acting like you don’t want what you want is terrifying. Tell me I have a great ass. Don’t accidentally rub your crotch against it while we’re stocking shelves."
August 10, 2025 at 11:23 PM
loricritterwrites.bsky.social
TW: child abuse, sexual abuse, incest

made some graphics for my most recent essay, unionize the children pt. 2 ❤️ full article can be found in link in bio

#substack #parenting #incest #youthliberation #sexeducation #sexed #childwelfare
Graphic with tree background and black square with the text: there are many good parents who want their children to be empowered with information on their sexuality and to make healthy decisions regarding it. "they take the state enforced authority given to them, and use to for good. But others do not, and I think the state giving parents authority over a child's sexuality and knowledge of it is a kind of state enforced incest" "the basic definition of incest is sexual activity between people who are related by blood" "however, incest survivors have several more expansive definitions, and I would argue that having the ability to control a child's understanding of their own body is incest."
July 23, 2025 at 3:17 PM
loricritterwrites.bsky.social
writing about Aileen wuornos as a survivor who no longer wants vengeance

open.substack.com/pub/loricrit...

#substack #aileenwuornos #trauma #traumasurvivor #truecrime #feminism #queer #lesbian
Image with picture of Aileen wuornos as the background, with a black circle of it with the text "when I was a teenager I discovered Aileen wuornos. I saw her in memes saying how we needed another Aileen, or that "Aileen did nothing wrong" "speaking from personal experience, trauma that is addressed, recognized as a violation in community, and examined through things like therapy, long late night chats, and self help books, is an entirely different animal from trauma you're told is your fault, that it wasn't real, or that it wasn't actually abuse, just a normal thing people do." "Aileen was a person..not a story. Not just an argument for survivors, but a real person with depth and an inner life. She is more than an image on an edgy punk shirt. Like every living person on this earth, she had loves and joys and triumphs." "if there is a lesson to glean from Aileen life, I believe it's more complicated than the posters of "Aileen did nothing wrong" memes think. Fiercely protect children from all kinds of abuse. When someone does experience abuse, get them the help they need as soon as possible."
July 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM