This story is so disturbing and gross.
As the aftermath of the viral storm settles, two things have become clear. First, #PrettyPlaneGirl is a story about two white people aggressively capitalizing off of their active hypersexualization of a woman of color and an Asian American woman. Second, this story is a demonstration of how the internet is inherently violent towards women of color, while white people get to violate consent and reap enormous followings with impunity as a reward.
After the story went viral, the woman’s legal name, Instagram, and Twitter account were blasted across the internet against her consent despite declining every single interview request and despite her explicit statements to Blair, Holden, and every major media outlet including the Washington Post, that she wished to remain anonymous. She reportedly received a large number of sex shaming and sexually harassing online comments until she deleted her Instagram and Twitter.
#PrettyPlaneGirl and White Exploitation of Women of Color
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