The speaker believes that the impact of the attack on the Capitol was intensified due to the presence of misogyny and racism. They explain that white supremacy and patriarchy are interconnected, and there was a sexualized aspect to the violence. The speaker shares their personal experience, stating that they not only feared for their life but also believed they might be sexually assaulted.
Speaker 0: I think one of the reasons why that impact was so doubled that day is because of how of the misogyny and the racism that has been deeply rooted and animated, that attack on the Capitol. You know, white supremacy and patriarchy are very linked in a lot of ways. There's a lot of sexualizing of that violence. And, I didn't think that I was just going to be killed. I thought other things were going to happen to me as well.
So what sounds like what you're telling me right now is that you didn't only think that you were going to die, you thought you were gonna be raped. Yeah.