r/SwitchedAtBirth • u/MissA-xo • 9h ago
Why was everybody so deeply affected by Bay being raped, other than Bay herself?
I know for a fact that Travis was absolutely horrified and moved by what happened to Bay to the point it made him confess to her about his own sexual abuse as a child and he actually says RAPE in the show, and calls Tank a rapist...
However, something I had noticed while watching all of S4 and S5 is that Bay seemed so indifferent towards Tank and I'm not quite sure why. I really don't want to sound misogynst (?), but wouldn't an actual victim of rape be absolutely horrified, disgusted or even scared of being so close to their rapist?
Bay talks to him, privately, publicly etc, but she never shows signs of any kind of disgust or fear towards Tank and I don't know why. I guess every woman is different, but I want to be educated or told from a different POV on why Bay seemed the most casual around Tank, whereas everybody around her treated him like an actual rapist, but she just sees Tank. That's how it felt like to me anyway when I watched the episodes.
It just really felt like everybody saw Tank for what he did, other than Bay, and it is just really confusing for me as someone who really loves Bay and hated what happened to her, but why can't she treat Tank like everybody else did too after the SA storyline? You'd think that Travis was Tank's victim, not Bay, by how he reacts and treats Tank. Bay just seems indifferent when being around him and it's odd.
Is it because the rape wasn't violent? Is that why she acts how she does?
Again, I am not trying to be offensive as I'm posting this to get some insight from someone else who can help me see it from another view or be educated more about Bay's behaviour towards Tank.