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News broke Friday, Aug. 11, that a judge dismissed Taylor Swift as a defendant in the lawsuit filed by ex-DJ David Mueller. In 2015, Mueller claimed the singer was responsible for him losing his job due to her allegation that he groped her during a 2013 meet and greet (Mueller denies the incident happened). The judge in the case has now made a powerful statement by saying that Swift is in no way to blame for Mueller’s job loss.
While the trial is still ongoing, there is a valuable lesson to be taken away from the charges against Swift being dropped.Some people on the internet have attempted to trivialize the singer’s experience by dismissing it as “just” a butt grab. This way of thinking is what allows men to believe they can get away with treating or touching women any way they want, and having their behavior be chocked up to the idea that “boys will boys.” It also feeds into the fear some survivors have that if they come forward, they will be blamed for what happened to them. But in Swift’s case, the judge made an official ruling that Swift is in no way responsible for Mueller losing his job. No matter what happens next in the case, women should hold onto that lesson. If you feel that you have been violated and you come forward, you are not ruining the life of the person who hurt you, you are simply letting the world know how much you value yours.
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