Hi, I’m a sociology grad student focusing on domestic violence. Here’s why I believe Amber Heard and why I disagree with so much of this trial.

🧵 thread 1. The evidence. There is overwhelming evidence that Amber was a victim of domestic violence. I’ll link some of that below.

I’m seeing a lot of discourse about Senator Nina Turner calling for a $25 minimum wage, and here’s the thing—she’s not wrong.

🧵 THREAD So, why $25?

Because $25 comes from research-backed data (which I will include below) on what is needed to maintain a basic standard of living. Senator Nina Turner didn’t pull this number out of thin air.

MARILYN MANSON IS ABUSIVE:
a master thread of victim and witness statements, evidence, allegations, and more Evan Rachel Wood

Last night, @billmaher discussed the Armie Hammer case on his @HBO show. The conversation included several completely inaccurate details. With a platform as large as his, the misinformation he spreads is incredibly harmful to domestic violence and sexual assault victims. Bill Maher and his guest @MattWelch repeatedly said that the incidents of sexual assault and domestic violence alleged by Armie Hammer’s victims were consensual.

This is absolutely NOT the case.

Armie Hammer is not some guy with a kink. He committed domestic violence and rape.

It is really weird to me that so many of you are making jokes about the whole Armie Hammer cannibalism thing while his victims are still so ashamed and terrified of those very same details that they’re literally suicidal. I promise that your “he bit off more than he could chew” joke can wait a few weeks instead of adding to an already growing pile of reasons that victims are embarrassed to come forward because they don’t think the claims are being taken seriously.

When we frame abuse in the music industry as some kind of dirty little secret instead of a known, ongoing problem that people actively choose to disregard, we are doing a serious disservice to victims and skirting overdue accountability of the many people who are complicit. For decades, so many people knew exactly who Marilyn Manson was, and they did nothing. There were so many times when Manson proudly shared stories of the abuse he inflicted on others. In response, his label, managers, colleagues, and music executives chose to look the other way.