Anita Hill has penned an op-ed about the larger ramifications of Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction being overturned on assault victims and survivors.
, Hill has been thinking more about the ways in which this decision plays into an already dangerous rhetoric often present in societal misconceptions about sexual abuse that strip women of authority and trust. In an
“It’s grossly ironic, if not outright cynical, that the release comes during Sexual Assault Awareness Month; it says volumes about the contemporary reality of sexual assault and the limits of legal protections against it,” Hill wrote about the decision to overturn the convictions after four years on the basis that Weinstein did not get a fair trial.
“At the heart of the Court’s decision is the ruling that testimony of women who alleged that Weinstein had committed similar prior sexual acts against them was inadmissible,” Hill continued. “The Court concluded that, rather than offering context for the behavior that three named complainants testified to, the experiences of other women were irrelevant and prejudicial to Weinstein — no matter how similar those experiences were.
Looking forward, Hill is focused on repair within community — particularly how these communities “will ensure justice for sexual abuse survivors.”
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