(Warning: this post discusses sexual assault, harassment, rape, and victim blaming.)
By now, you'll probably have heard of the whole Harvey Weinstein scandal.
Honestly, before this all started, I hadn't even heard of Harvey Weinstein.
But I now understand that he apparently wielded a butt-load of behind the scenes power in Hollywood and the film industry for a looong time!
The framing of a lot of the news stories has been against the accusers, although I've also seen things that are clearly slanted against the accused.
In most countries, there's a presumption of innocence until proven guilty.
I believe in this with my whole heart. Until the facts are established in a court of law, that person is innocent.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU DISBELIEVE THE VICTIMS.
You ALWAYS believe the victims, unless they are thoroughly disproved later (and this is rare - yes it happens occasionally, but it's RARE.)
