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DISCLAIMER: This rant will be me discussing my thoughts and opinions on certain reactions to news regardling the Epstein files. My points are based on information currently available to the public at the time of writing (04/02/2026). I will also be censoring the names of posters/commenters in screenshots I share to my best ability. Please do not harass anyone in this article if you do somehow recognise them.
Ever since the Epstein Files started dropping, the amount of conspiracy theorists I've been seeing online has been astonishing to me. Of course, there's no way I can cover every single one of these, so I'm going to discuss just a few of the ones I've seen from my TikTok feed alone this morning.
Transphobes have started to claim the modern trans rights movement was supported and influenced by Epstein along with Robert Trivers, but looking into the actual files says a different story.
Epstein did not want his money funding anything related to supporting trans people. He did not want trans women in women's colleges. He was also the kind of person to wonder why being transracial is bad.
Anyone familiar with the complex nature of discrimination will also know that it's common for bigots to fetishize the same people they look down on.
It's also crucial to acknowledge Ava Cordero, a latina transgender teen who was one of the first people to speak out against Epstein. The media refused to believe her, and her case against Epstein was dismissed since it exceeded the statute of limitations. One of Epstein's lawyers also insisted that "Epstein wasn't gay" and therefore Ava must have been lying, right?
This video provides an excellent deep dive on what's known about Ava's story.
The founders of Rockstar Games, Sam Houser and Lezlie Benzies, are also in the files. They are not the same people as the actual creators of GTA, David Jones and Mike Dailly (who, at the time of writing, currently have zero mentions in the files).
This, of course, has not stopped the "violent videogames makes you violent" crowd from claiming GTA was made by evil groomers supposedly programming people to be ok with violence all along.
Every so often, I still see that one Adult Swim Off the Air short film, Prebirth, being brought up in such conspiracy theory conversations regarding "protecting the children".
Anyone familiar with Adult Swim will know that the block is for adults only and is no stranger to edgy, avant-garde content. The OG creator of the video, Mike Diva, has also clarified that he does not condone "CGI baby drumming". Regardless, these people still cannot get over that short! I guess it's easier to advocate for the rights of laughing CGI baby models as opposed to that of real victims.
Conspiracy theorists will never protect victims in any way that actually matters. They will never work to dismantle systems of power that cause said abuse in any way that actually matters.
This is because they're too busy clutching their pearls over fictional art, ignoring REAL survivors and also often believing in lies put out by many of the same people who were on those SAME files!
The reason why crimes like those in the files come to light is not because of the so called "work" and "bravery" of these smug wannabe activists. It's because of the REAL work and bravery of the victims who risked everything to come out about what they suffered. It's also those who were willing to support/work alongside them DESPITE going up against a justice system that was being manipulated by the SAME elites that abused them.
Conspiracy theorists don't actually want to help people. All they want is to live in their little Hollywood movie world where they're the "smart", "enlightened" , "badass" main character who's always right. They want the Hollywood idea of justice, not REAL justice, because that requires them to let go of their egos.
I guess it's just easier to accuse everything you don't like/understand of being "satanic", "grooming" or "new world programming".
In the article cited regarding Houser and Benzies, Sarah Ransome, one of Epstein's victims, claims she was abused by Benzies, then stating he "then used it in video games for entertainment for millions of people!!! That shit had to come from somewhere, why not the guy that helped invent GTA!!"
Please note that regardless of my personal thoughts expressed in this post, I do not intend to invalidate any experiences she would have had with abuse. But, I believe that in order to address the situation in the most contructive matter possible, any misinfo/disinfo must be addressed.
Neither Houser nor Benzies "invented" GTA. It was developed by a completely separate group of people, and said people should not be automatically accused of wrongdoing just because of their work for the company.
Someone's name being in the files also doesn't automatically mean they were involved in criminal activities.
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