Not all accusers are automatically survivors. It's our job to determine whether each individual accusation merits belief. And if the answer is no, that isn't an indicator of sexism. Sometimes it's an indicator than an allegation just doesn't have enough support
Jackie, a woman who alleged being gang raped at a University of Virginia frat house in the pages of Rolling Stone, leading to a national uproar, was lying. When Emma "Mattress Girl" Sulkowicz was a fourth-year Columbia University student, she alleged that she had been raped by a foreign Columbia student. She was lying. Crystal Mangum alleged that she had been gang raped by members of the Duke lacrosse team. She was lying.
The challenge before us right now is that the accusations are lacking credibility, were managed by opposition parties in such a way as to suggest political ambush, and become more unimaginable with each new accusation.
On the other hand, once well-respected celebrities have been guilty of some very series sexual activities which makes rejecting these current accusations hard to do without seeming insensitive or bias.
