I May Destroy You: An Intense Journey in Sexual Assault, Sexuality, and Race

Intensity and Non Linear Growth Michaela Coel has brought an intense project that challenges your emotions and ideologies in I May Destroy You. This is an intense story dedicated to the progression and how we analyze human behavior post-traumatic incidents. For those who have experienced sexual assault, I offer a trigger warning before watching this show. I May Destroy You does not hold back. The show presents a world of experiences that one may have while trying to process and heal from their own trauma. When we talk about consent, the discussion of what consent is not needs to happen in the same breath. They talk about the line straddling, gas lighting, and what happens when consent is stripped from you. I May Destroy You does not fail to display the gas lighting, the nervous ticks, and the defense mechanisms. The show will be as honest as it can be, and it may cause an exploratory discomfort. One cannot bring I May Destroy You to the table without also talking about safety. This show is especially important for Black people because everything feels like it hits too close to home. The crew takes viewers on an emotional journey that discusses the ideologies of “violation.” This includes and extends itself beyond just the talks about sexual assault. Violation is used as a metaphor across I May Destroy You in different aspects of identity like race, gender, and sexual orientation. Every issue was layered in the Black experience. In the lives of Black folks, we are placed in s…