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Let's keep in mind that the perpetrator of the fake porn pictures might have been a woman


Unlikely (for all the reasons of oppression and power dynamics), but even if that were the case, the people who view said fake porn, and for whom having porn be something that, in their eyes, can break your career, are going to be overwhelmingly male, in all likelihood. If having nude photos of yourself were seen as something we ought reward and celebrate, as opposed to something that makes women look like "sluts," then it almost certainly would not have been the vector this perp would have used for attack. I have a feeling fake porn would be a lot less detrimental to a man's career than a woman's.


Why is that worth keeping in mind? The result is still sexist discouragement.


It's worth keeping in mind because people might assume that men are worth avoiding, or let their guard down among women.




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