Livre d'Or

Just wanted to say, I have read this and I've been pondering it quite a bit over the week. I don't want to go around picking holes in an alpha version; it seems like it could be a really useful framing. Threat of getting stuck with a stigmatized identity, I can definitely see how that's a problem.

I can very much see the point of not using the word "creep" to describe predators. Partly because of the shaming issue you mention, and also partly because of conflating people who make people uncomfortable because they don't behave in the expected ways, with charming suave deliberate predators. I feel like part of why people are saying "creep" or "creepy" is because sexual harassment and sexual assault are actual legally defined crimes, and I can exactly see why someone might be reluctant to state outright, this person committed a crime against me, especially if they've been manipulated into the kind of, did that really just happen? did I invite it? was it a misunderstanding? kind of doubt. But your argument against that euphemism is a strong one.