It’s almost like serial rapists can’t keep on doing their thing if they don’t blend in successfully. But the human mind goes into self defence mode, and being friends with a rapist is so unthinkable to people that the brain just hops straight on to “no way, not a rapist, such good dinner conversation” land.

No, it’s mostly because she was/is a porn star and therefore apparently deserved it. Oh, and in a relationship with him, so basically he has an all access pass.

As a rape victim too, I get weird looks from people when I vocalise the fact that I’m glad my rapist is dead (...I didn’t kill him, fyi). But the idea of hearing people talk about him, or laud him, around me makes my skin crawl, so I can imagine what you go through enduring that... I’m so sorry it ever happened to do,…

It's fairly common for women to continue to interact and even sleep with a rapist. Some women explain it as feeling that they have another chance to be in control and reframe the narrative. As a victim of both abuse and a woman who has done all her learning the hard way, I absolutely agree. I stayed with a man who…

Thank you for saying this. As a survivor of acquaintance rape, I find it especially disturbing when people swear up and down an accused rapist can’t possibly be guilty because they’re superficially charming/conventionally attractive/successful, or whatever other positive descriptors get thrown around.

You have a keyboard in front of you. Stop texting us.

Ok, take it however you want. Was just saying I could see what DSF was saying based on my experience. Not trying to score Internet points, because if I was I wouldn’t have admitted to watching porn on Jezebel. Not exactly something to brag about.

But...but...but...FREE SPEECH! FALSE ACCUSATIONS! RUINING MEN’S LIVES! PORN STARS ARE WHORES THEY CAN’T BE RAPED! I BLAME #BLACKLIVESMATTER! WHAT ABOUT COPS’ SAFETY? BLACK-ON-BLACK VIOLENCE! ABORTION KILLS BABIES! I’M A NICE GUY! WHY WON’T ANYONE FUCK ME? WHERE IS MY SANDWICH? WHY IS JESSICA JONES SO WOMAN-CENTRIC?…

Yeah, seriously, what the fuck is going on? The victim blaming and rape apology are off the charts. I think it might be just the fact that a woman is accusing a man of rape and being believed - some people really cannot handle that. :(

Holy shit were there ALWAYS this many trolls on articles like this? There seems to be an influx. I blame gawker.

Former porn actress Tori Lux also accuses Dean of rape. TW for detailed description.

That’s not hard to believe. There have been a lot of times when I was growing up watching porn that I’d have to stop watching or find something else because the guy seemed like such a bastard that it was off putting. I hate it when it seems like there is no respect there, you can see it in both the actors eyes and…

I’m a Gender fluid sex worker who has been in this work for about three years. I can say firmly that James Deen is NOT someone most ppl in the industry respect, and his constant self affirmed “feminism” has led a lot of people to question his shit

Joanna Angel, another ex of Deen, continued her support of Stoya today:

Unfortunately, most women are raped by “nice guys.” It’s not a stranger in a dark alley for most sexual assault survivors; it’s someone we, and probably others, thought was safe/friendly/attractive/nice.

Uh, no - this is total misinformation. Gaby Dunn isn’t a porn star - she’s a part time Writer/Director for Buzzfeed Video who tweeted that she had some kind of special knowledge that informed her this is a 1% case (as in false accusation) and then followed it up with ”James Deen’s innocence and public image is not…

Good on the Frisky, and excellently worded court of public opinion not court of law.

Seriously, I hope the same thing. None of my abusers are famous, but hearing anything about them, being lauded or even mentioned, makes my skin crawl to this day. I just want her to find peace and have all of the love and support she needs.

I hope she has all the support she needs at the moment. I feel like a lot of us have similar stories about having to grin and bear it when our abusers are mentioned. I can't imagine what that must feel like on such a large and public platform.

Poor Stoya. I don’t know her, or Deen, but this is horrible and terrifying. As a rape survivor, I understand her pain, and commend her for speaking out. She has my respect and sympathy, and I hope that she has the support she needs to begin to heal from this obvious breach of trust and abuse. I don’t know you, but I…