It's a Man's, Man's, Man's World

Scott Mendelson's divergent perspective in regards to the nude photos being leaked of prominent celebrities such as Jennifer Lawrence is truly eye opening. It breaks the orthodox way of critisizing women oppose to the men or group of men involved in exploiting the woman's body in relation to situations such as these. Mendelson goes on to say that "The theft via cell phone hacking of countless nude photos, real or doctored, of various female celebrities is not a 'scandal' to be mocked and teased about as if it were a public wardrobe malfunction or a gaffe". The article critiques the way in which our society goes about in handling situations like this and how we would rather point fingers at the woman involved in the situation rather than the person who stole the private pictures. We create a society where it is unacceptable to privately undress in front of a camera but condole the man who stole private property and leaked it for the public to view, solely for personal satisfaction. Mendelson proves a solid point by revealing a societal flaw overlooked by the masses and uncovering a deeper failing in regards to how we educate women to prevent sexual exploitations but disregard the primary factor, the man in the situation. Perhaps our society should educate about sexual assault in a more proportional manner and start with the young men of today's generation. I strongly agree with Mendelson's analysis of the situation. I feel as if the women in these positions are in a sense being "cyber raped" and our society would rather accept the "rapist" rather than accept that these photographs were made with no intentions of the public viewing them, for their own satisfaction. Our modern culture is accredited with breaking the glass ceiling and allowing women to succeed but we will forever live in a "Man's, Man's World" without uncovering the underlying issues in regards to the manner in which men respect women, their bodies, as well as their privacy. The exploitation of a woman's body via the internet is cruel and hopefully one day our society will be able to grasp the concept of cyber bullying and break the chain.