It never fails to amaze me how there are men that are in the media spotlight and continue to be in the media spotlight even after they commit crimes against women. Take for example photographer Terry Richardson who has been subject to accusations of sexual abuse and of overall being a sleazeball yet agencies still send young women there. Why? Because it's a part of life.
The normalization and the trivialization of these acts is appalling. Model Coco Rocha took a stand and clearly stated that he made her uncomfortable and that she refused to work with him again and I applaud her for that.
One of the main issues with cases like this is that the abuser is usually in a position of power and uses their status to keep people intimidated and quiet. The biggest barrier between reporting sexual assault is the fact that often times the victim has more to lose then the assailant.
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