As always, The Onion gets it right:
I don't really want to write this, but I've had this post in my head for weeks now, so here goes.
I haven't been watching the trial. I have no particular interest in the trial. But I have seen all the discourse around the trial, and it's made me deeply uncomfortable. Because, as far as I can tell, It's a witch trial.
"But!" people will say - "She IS a witch! And now we even have the jury verdict to prove it!"
That's not my point. It's that the whole discourse has been a Misogyny Free For All, and it's horrible, and it's not a demon that can be put back in its box.
Monika Lewinsky wrote a really good post on this, please read:
We Are All Guilty
And what worries me is that this whole thing could be setting a precedent, the main one everyone is talking about being Marilyn Manson files defamation lawsuit against Evan Rachel Wood.
(If you can bear to read it all, a couple of articles. I couldn't finish the second one, it's so vile: A Timeline of Abuse Allegations Against Marilyn Manson 25.05.22 and Marilyn Manson: The Monster Hiding in Plain Sight.)
I bring this up, because Manson is a good friend of Depp's. And I wonder how it will play out. Will Depp stand by his friend? Or will he use his new status (sorry, can't think of a better word) as DV victim/spokesperson to stand with Manson's victims?
The big moments are gonna come, you can't help that. It's what you do afterwards that counts. That's when you find out who you are.
(Whistler, BtVS)
After six weeks of constant analysis and content, the verdict is in: We are as a people simply too impatient, stupid, and psychologically stunted to be discussing this trial at all. https://t.co/dD8bCgOp86 pic.twitter.com/pmy4dEzvaN
— The Onion (@TheOnion) June 1, 2022
I don't really want to write this, but I've had this post in my head for weeks now, so here goes.
I haven't been watching the trial. I have no particular interest in the trial. But I have seen all the discourse around the trial, and it's made me deeply uncomfortable. Because, as far as I can tell, It's a witch trial.
"But!" people will say - "She IS a witch! And now we even have the jury verdict to prove it!"
That's not my point. It's that the whole discourse has been a Misogyny Free For All, and it's horrible, and it's not a demon that can be put back in its box.
Monika Lewinsky wrote a really good post on this, please read:
We Are All Guilty
And what worries me is that this whole thing could be setting a precedent, the main one everyone is talking about being Marilyn Manson files defamation lawsuit against Evan Rachel Wood.
(If you can bear to read it all, a couple of articles. I couldn't finish the second one, it's so vile: A Timeline of Abuse Allegations Against Marilyn Manson 25.05.22 and Marilyn Manson: The Monster Hiding in Plain Sight.)
I bring this up, because Manson is a good friend of Depp's. And I wonder how it will play out. Will Depp stand by his friend? Or will he use his new status (sorry, can't think of a better word) as DV victim/spokesperson to stand with Manson's victims?
The big moments are gonna come, you can't help that. It's what you do afterwards that counts. That's when you find out who you are.
(Whistler, BtVS)
