Since the hack of celebrities’ private iCloud accounts and subsequent release of once intimate photos, op-eds and reader comments have levied the burden of fault on the A-list victims themselves. One Washington Post reader's comment represents the all too typical tone:
You know, there is a great way to stop this.....QUIT TAKING NUDE PICS AND SAVING THEM ONLINE! Knowing that there are people out there who want naked pics of celebrities, the celebs fall into the trap because they are stupid. No sympathy here
—dhd123
Passing off opinions as practical advice is simply sugar-coating discrimination. Are these the same people who subscribe to implied consent, the idea that unsolicited violence is justified by the height of my hemline, depth of my cleavage or blood-alcohol content? Victim blaming, slut-shaming and rape culture limits female sexuality and attempts to moderate women’s behavior, and the iCloud leak is no exception Read more...
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