America, 2014. Lots of people (celebrities, in this case, but we know it happens to others, as well) have had their phones hacked, and naked pictures they took of themselves have surfaced all over the internet. Of course, by a group of small minded idiots, these celebrities are being blamed for taking said photos, instead of the troglodytes who hacked their phones.
Such is the world we live in.
I hate a lot of catch-phrases, but one that's starting to very much ring true to me is "victim-blaming".
Why?
Because there's a hell of a lot of it going on right now.
It seems to really rear its head when the issues centers around 1950s-type Americana morality.
In other words, things do with sex and our naughty bits.
Things like blaming rape victims because they dress slutty. (Something, by the way, I thought went out of vogue back in the '80s).
Things like telling females, or males, that if they're attractive, and flaunt their attractiveness, they're inviting derisive, harassing attention.
Things like telling trans people, gays, and bisexuals that they deserve bullying/ harassment because, well, they're being who they fucking are.
Or, things like telling people whose naked pictures get hacked: "Hey, why dontcha just not take nude photos of yourself?"
Really?
Why don't you shove your question up your ass, which is obviously where your brain is?
Also, another observation:
Most people who say things like this, are the kinds of people nobody wants to see naked anyway. Maybe there's a connection.
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