But when I listen to stories like Rosemary’s or that of the Duggar family—whose reality show 19 Kids and Counting regularly reiterated the family’s commitment to ensuring their kids’ “purity” only for it to come out that one of the sons was accused of sexually assaulting several girls, including some of his sisters—I cannot help but wonder if, while some men worry that they are monsters because of this gender-based messaging, others may feel their monstrous behavior is justified because of it.
