Missing stair is a term coined by blogger Cliff Pervocracy in 2012 to describe an abuser or harasser who is tolerated in a community, even though their misdeeds are well known. The analogy proposes that they are as much a fault as a missing step is in a staircase.
Links
- Cliff Pervocracy's post coining the term (TW: discussion of rape culture)
- The Missing Stair Part Two: The Creeper and the Excuser (TW: {{{tw}}})