People love celebrity gossip and the victims are mostly nameless.
More than that, though: I think we all feel bad for those nameless victims, and all the numberless, nameless victims of not-famous abusers. I think the public is so frustrated at the apparent inability to hold anyone accountable, that they will latch on to any glimmer of potential accountability. I mean, To Catch A Predator ran for 3 seasons just trolling random dudes on the internet.
I just want to add that it’s probably best for the victims that they remain nameless. They don’t need to be known or recognized for their terrible experience or repeatedly and unexpectedly reminded of it, even by people who only mean well. And especially by perverts who don’t.
People love celebrity gossip and the victims are mostly nameless.
More than that, though: I think we all feel bad for those nameless victims, and all the numberless, nameless victims of not-famous abusers. I think the public is so frustrated at the apparent inability to hold anyone accountable, that they will latch on to any glimmer of potential accountability. I mean, To Catch A Predator ran for 3 seasons just trolling random dudes on the internet.
I just want to add that it’s probably best for the victims that they remain nameless. They don’t need to be known or recognized for their terrible experience or repeatedly and unexpectedly reminded of it, even by people who only mean well. And especially by perverts who don’t.