i know its super old news at this point, but i’m just at a loss still.

someone published an article talking about their experience as a survivor of abuse— without mentioning their abuser’s name— and was put through a publicized defamation trial for it. so many people hungrily consumed the coverage like entertainment, not even thinking that maybe it’s fucked up to set a precedent that survivors should have to keep their abuse completely private, or expect to have all of the details of their private life put on trial in front of the entire world.