Following initial investigation in July, three more women come forward, including one who signed NDA following her experience with author

Edit: Not sure why the link abstract says two. The article clearly says three.

  • naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    5 months ago

    Power is pretty corrupting and anyone who is a famous person (as in, public enough to maintain fame as opposed to just broad recognition) probably has a bit of an ego.

    I mean your average normal person would be like “Don’t idolise me, I’m just someone who writes books you like. Now please leave me alone” not posting on tumblr to adoring young fans.

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      5 months ago

      i don’t like to assume everyone famous or powerful is a rapey asshole. but the more time goes by, the less shocked i am when i hear about it

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      Your normal person would start out as “don’t idolize me” but that much attention is in itself corrupting over time.

      Enough people tell you, your shit doesn’t stink, and eventually you believe them. From there it just gets worse.