Sunday evening, Reese Witherspoon, Academy Award winner, the prize for the most different: the MTV Generation Award in Los Angeles. Witherspoon, 35, took the stage, Robert Pattinson teased, then offered the usual thanks to a celebrity. So far, so good. But then his speech has become an unexpected turn:I would say to all those girls there, I know it's cool to be bad, but it is also possible to do in Hollywood without a reality show ... When I got in this business if you made a sex tape you were embarrassed and hid under the bed. And if you take nude photos of yourself on your cell phone, you hide your face, people. Hide your face! ... So for all those girls out there, it is possible to be a good girl. I'll try to do cool.No doubt Witherspoon speech addresses a real concern. Unfortunately, there are real consequences for girls and celebrities that are not captured with photos or tapes sexualized. The reality is that nude photos are used against people of all ages to apply for jobs or custody of children and young subjects of these photos were even higher on child pornography charges. And damage to reputation can cause real pain. In 2009, 13 suicide hope after Witsel a topless picture was shared with their classmates.But here's the thing. Witsel hope did not kill himself only by his nude photos were released, committed suicide because of fucking shame that followed. His classmates bullied with cries of "whore" and "slut" on his way to class. His friends could not protect her and her school has made little effort to stop the harassment. Consequently, the girl with problems in adolescence and felt she had no choice but to end his life because things at school like they would never improve.Leora Tanenbaum, author of the bestseller bitch! Growing Up Female with a bad reputation, how to draw the line between "good girls" and "bad girls" feeds the mentality that led to the suicide of Witsel:
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