There turn out to be strong reasons not to come forward from a subordinate social position, given the high risks of being discredited, dismissed, and subject to counteraccusations (among other possibilities). But if coming forward from such a position is liable to be futile or positively backfire—being a highly uncertain path to the material resources and social justice one may need and be entitled to, respectively, and at best a fraught way of attracting sympathy and attention—then, frankly, why bother? And yet women (among others) are increasingly coming forward
