Johnny Depp Is Winning , Public Sympathy on Social Media , Over Amber Heard.
Sociologists say the sensationalism of the defamation trial has many explanations.
Among these is the simple reason that "in a defamation case, Johnny Depp gets to go first.".
And so his side of the story has been told in full.
And a lot of people made up their minds, Nicole Bedera, Sociologist, via NPR News.
But the other reason is that in online spaces, we often see that men's rights groups and other anti-feminist groups are better organized.
, Nicole Bedera, Sociologist, via NPR News.
Men's rights activist forums [...] have been following the Heard case pretty carefully, Nicole Bedera, Sociologist, via NPR News.
Despite domestic and sexual violence being at the center of this trial, experts say Depp's fame is likely being privileged in public opinion.
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We all think that sexual violence is wrong and say that we will believe and support survivors, up until the perpetrator is someone we know and like.
, Nicole Bedera, Sociologist, via NPR News.
You don't want to feel like you're a bad person if you continue to like 'Pirates Of The Caribbean.', Nicole Bedera, Sociologist, via NPR News.
Sociologists say this case spotlights other societal perceptions of victims and perpetrators.
We expect that victims fit a specific mold [...] And often we confuse victims' self-defense as a form of aggression.
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Perpetrators will claim that they are the true victims. , Nicole Bedera, Sociologist, via NPR News.
[Depp's] team is alleging that if a woman comes forward and identifies as a survivor in public, that that could count as defamation, Nicole Bedera, Sociologist, via NPR News.
[Johnny Depp is] denying that Amber Heard's story of it is trustworthy, and instead saying that she drove him to violence, Nicole Bedera, Sociologist, via NPR News.
The question is whether or not there should be consequences for that violence.
And that's the fight we're having in public right now, Nicole Bedera, Sociologist, via NPR News
