I could honestly hug Scott Mendelson for writing his piece Jennifer Lawrence Nude Photo Leak Isn't A 'Scandal.' It's A Sex Crime. His article discusses how the 'leaking' of these photos are a crime because they were stolen, not accidentally posted on social media. Leaked is a passive word used by mainstream media to divert the guilt of the individual who stole the photos of these women, and shame the victims for taking/letting these photos get into the public sphere. It may seem silly, but word choice can really effect the way we as the reader interpret the the story. An example would be if I wrote that personal celebrity photos have been stolen, compared to nude celebrity photos have been leaked. In essence I'm saying the same thing, but my choice in words change the way the reader feels or understands the story.
Scott Mendelson did a wonderful job telling, in my opinion, the true story. He discusses how everyone has the right to privacy. Whether in the home or in their storage files on their computers. These women didn't post these pictures on a social media site, it appears they were never intended for public use. Yet, we don't shame the thief who stole them. Instead we, as a society, blame the victims for what happened. How dare these beautiful women take naked photos of themselves and let them get stolen. I agree with Mendelson, that attitude toward the situation is absurd. The blame lays wholly on the thief. Pure and simple.
Again I want to applauded Mr. Mendelson for writing this piece. I can't get over how refreshing it is to read a piece that calls out mainstream media for the way they are reporting this crime and discusses how this crime isn't the victims fault. We all have the right to privacy, and when that right is violated it is the fault of the person who violated it...not the victims. Also, these photos weren't leaked, and this isn't a scandal. They were stole and posted on sites against these women's wishes, making it a sex crime.
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