empathize with

“I completely empathize with people who think this would be a bittersweet thing,” Lazarus said.

As Han told CNN, the actual number of women committing themselves to the movement is small, "but the sentiments behind it I think a lot of people empathize with."

Her story did not gain her much support: Two decades ago, and long before MeToo, the public seemed more primed to joke about O’Reilly’s lasciviousness than to empathize with Mackris, a producer on The O’Reilly Factor.

And so, how do we make this unlikeable character someone that we can empathize with, without being caught up in whether she's likable or not?

And I think being able to empathize with someone that you don't like, that's a tricky thing to try to navigate, whilst also trying to tell a truthful and authentic story.