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The original was posted on /r/twoxchromosomes by /u/Movup2324 on 2023-09-11 20:06:49.
A Korean female streamer was sexually assaulted by a creep during a livestream in Hong Kong. Fortunately, she managed to escape before the situation escalated further, and the identity of the perpetrator was later revealed.
The girl later received a lot of support, but unfortunately there were also many incels and rape apologists who accused her, without evidence, of staging this encounter just to get more attention for her streams, claiming that she even paid the attacker to pretend to attack her. These accusations relied on several weak arguments, including the fact that she did not yell for help, that other people present did not immediately intervene to help her, that she did not put up enough physical resistance other than running away, and that she did not immediately go to the police to report the incident.
First of all, the streamer is a small, petite woman who is only 1.60 meters tall. How could she physically defend herself against a much larger and heavier person? Moreover, it is culturally common in East-Asian societies to be reserved and avoid unnecessary attention. Her hesitation to cry out for help could be due to fear or shame, which is not uncommon in such traumatic situations. Unfortunately, it is also common for bystanders not to immediately intervene when someone is in danger.
Another false point that was raised was the delayed reporting of the incident to the authorities. Many victims of violence, especially women, do not immediately go to the police out of shock and shame. It often takes a long time for survivors to gather the courage to come forward and file a report.
So why do people always have to look for conspiracies instead of believing the victims???