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You Shouldn’t Take Nude Photos Is The New
From harassment to assault. From angry men posting their ex-partners nudes online to hackers stealing celebrity nudes, women are constantly the target of this patriarchal society — both in attacks and in blame.
The Bella Thorne/Whoopi Goldberg situation is another example of people (even women) trying to make the female victim shoulder some or a majority of the blame.
The “it’s 2019 and you should know better than to take nude photos” is the latest in a long line of copouts that refuse to move past the surface to deal with the deeper issues crippling our society.
It’s Got Nothing To Do With Us
When dealing with a traumatic violation that we’ve reported to authorities and/or shared on social media we endure a crapshoot reception — a roll of the dice — and we are unable to determine the outcome.
Reason being the components used are— how people see us & what prejudices they harbor, as well as their subconscious desire to shy away from accountability.
How they see us is decided by what they can surmise based on our physical appearance and how they feel we present that appearance…
