Monica Lewinsky made her own decision, saying “we are all guilty” of watching and reacting to the drama in the courtroom as the world awaits the end of the defamation trial against Johnny Depp and Amber Heard.
In an article published Tuesday Vanity FairLewinsky, most viewers Depp and Heard trying to “drop critical thinking and replace it with cheap excitement”, consuming the test over a “narrow, sarcastic cycle of social media encounters” instead of watching it in real time.
“Such diverse consumption does not provide real understanding. Instead, we just experience anxiety, reflex anger and tickling,” he insisted.
Lewinsky also argued that people “subconsciously think they have a right to be looked at and seen”. Judge. “Commenting” and “courtroom porn” help people feel better compared to “celebrities” with “parasocial relationships.”
The activist added that he wasn’t “surprised” to see that “too many” negative memes about Heard outnumbered Depp.
“I’m not surprised that the violent and deceptive rhetoric is directed at women,” she wrote.
Lewinsky also attacked Depp’s lawyer Camille Vasquez’s “idol-like” songs, adding that “girl on girl action” is “on Misogyny’s top hit album.”
But what worries him most, says Lewinsky, is “how we fuel the fire of misogyny and, by extension, the famous circus.”
“The way our negligence uses cases for our own ends is a sign that how many of us, mingled on social media, continue to ignore our dignity and humanity,” Lewinsky said.
I can say that one side of this cruelty is that the wounds will not heal,” he said.
Lewinsky replied, “Does our opinion in this case give us the right to feel superior or inferior enough to be able to create a meme, TikTok, or a tweet that says something funny and suffering?”
“Are we entitled to a dopamine release – or money – from the number of our followers, retweets, or clicks?” He asked.
“If the jury verdict is in favor of either defendant Hurd or defendant Depp, we are guilty,” Lewinsky said.
Pirates of the Caribbean The star filed a $50 million lawsuit against her ex-spouse in 2018. Washington Post The part where she describes herself as a victim of domestic violence damaged her film career. Hurd filed a $100 million counterclaim.
The hearing, which started on April 11, was closed on Friday. The jury resumed deliberations on Tuesday.
Americans are more interested Depp and Heard More courtroom drama than the biggest news available, like the latest leak of a draft Supreme Court decision Rowe vs. WadeRussian war and inflation in Ukraine.
Meanwhile, most of the viral videos taken during the trial make Heard laugh and support Depp. Moreover, the hashtag #JusticeForJohnnyDepp has more than 10 billion views, while the hashtag #JusticeForAmberHeard has just reached 39 million.
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Source: Breitbart
