Comac McCarthy was a groomer: former gf reveals they met when she was 16 and he was 42

[afeelingunacted]

Cormac McCarthy began relationship with 16-year-old while 42 and married

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- The Guardian (@theguardian.com) November 20, 2024 at 2:07 PM

• Augusta Britt, now 64, has come forward and revealed to Vanity Fair that she and McCarthy began a relationship when she was 16 and he was 42
• They met at a motel pool and she recognized him from the

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[cherrynorth]

After 47 years of keeping her relationship with McCarthy private, Britt apparently decided to share her story and the love letters she received from the novelist because next autumn the second half of McCarthy’s archives, which will probably contain her letters to him, will become public at Texas State University.

“I’ve been so afraid to tell my story,” Britt said. “It feels like I’m being disloyal to Cormac … But he would always warn me that at some point his archives would open up and people would find out about me.”

This is awful but explains a lot. She's just trying to get ahead of something that looks inevitable. It seems like another way he harmed her, leaving her to just deal with being exposed by his archives release?? I just assume as the person being archived, you could do something to protect this woman. But obviously if he cared about protecting her, he would never have done this! Being a "muse" is a raw fucking deal.

[archersangel]

He should've destroyed her letters or given them back to her after reading them if he was so concerned about them being public.

[yurasama_love]

He was old enough to be her father. And not even a young father.

Why are men.

[ahkna]

Their age gap is actually the age difference between me and my father.

[newyorkangst]

so fucking gross

[asnindie]

Men are gross. Esp novelists.

[cleanofslate]

let's not exclude jk rowling from this.

[ahkna]

She's a huge misogynists who loves male abusers so toss her in there too.

[lydzi]

The irony of her choosing a masculine pen name when she is so violent towards trans and so adamant about being a "féminist" is mindblowing to me.

[itsallnotone]

I know it’s unhealthy to have this mindset, but at this point, I just expect the worst from men at all times. I’m sorry Augusta went through this and I’m glad I’ve never read any of this creep’s books.

[afeelingunacted]

I'm honestly really having to challenge myself about this because same re: men.

[nomoneyfun]

Part of my skepticism toward all men is shaped by the fact that not all men are abusive, but many men know abusers in their families, friend and acquaintance circles, and carry water for those abusive men with no problem.

[pulseraroja]

i have this mindset and idek if it's unhealthy, it's been much nicer not getting my hopes up