Thread by @drjessigold

THREAD: @NYMag's latest on the #WeinsteinTrial says the defense is attempting to discredit the survivors with 50+ pages of rape myths and logical fallacies - the same used to deny & justify male sexual aggression against women for decades.

Some facts:
thecut.com/2020/01/the-po…

As described by @Irin, the defense in the #HarveyWeinstein powerpoint boils down to two things:

1. "*Her behavior* afterward shows she was fine."

2. "My *otherwise* good behavior shows I couldn't have done it."

There is not one response to rape, assault, or trauma, or one classic victim. To suggest that there is or should be perpetuates rape myths that blame women & minimizing the real harm caused by rape.

journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

“Good guys don’t rape” is another classic rape myth.

Researchers have studied - and debunked - it.

mdpi.com/2076-328X/8/7/…

There might be generations of misogyny and rape myths on Weinstein's side, but there is hard science on the #Silencebreakers side.

See these courageous women. Hear their stories. And know that what they say is credible.

thecut.com/2020/01/harvey…

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