There has been — quite rightly — widescale condemnation of the brazen display of power by Jeffrey Epstein and his coterie. We need to ask what in thenature of power and wealth influences such vulgar displays of exploitation. It is often argued that rape is not as much about sex as it is about force and control over someone else. It is this emptiness, combined with the need to exercise control, that often takes the form of sexual violence at and sexual objectification of women. The Epstein files signify the problem of recognition as lack of fulfillment and the emptiness it brings with it.

Source: The Telegraph April 08, 2026 02:17 UTC