This text mentions abuse and sexual harassment.
The actor just lately shared an essay on Tumblr that she stated she felt “compelled” to write down “[i]n mild of current occasions concerning the try and destroy the profession and livelihood of a fellow actress and lady.”
“I’ve sadly been topic to the identical poisonous masculinity all through my life,” she wrote. “In my current profession, I’ve introduced ahead considerations a few male colleague and was deemed ‘hysterical.’ I used to be instructed my fears have been figments of my creativeness. Now, as I’m seeing this sample pop up extra, I notice that is the norm.”
For context: It’s possible you’ll recall that Abigail had a lawsuit filed towards her final yr by producers of the movie Categorized, which was launched straight-to-digital earlier this yr. Within the go well with, producers alleged that Abigail accused Aaron of “aggressive, demeaning and unprofessional” conduct that “positioned her at numerous instances in peril.” The producers’ go well with additionally referred to these accusations as “hysterical” and “imaginary.”
In her essay, Abigail claims that the lawsuit was finally withdrawn. “After making a confidential grievance towards a coworker for unprofessional conduct, I had the foolish and naive impression they might consider me,” she acknowledged in regards to the aftermath of her preliminary allegations.
“As a substitute of being believed and guarded, a go well with was filed towards me for having the audacity to talk up. I used to be publicly shamed and defamed within the course of. A fame I had cultivated for over 2 a long time had now been tainted as I grew to become the loopy, paranoid and to cite straight, ‘hysterical and wild’ lady, who apparently simply had it in for males.”
Abigail additionally claimed that her earlier public disclosures about being in an abusive relationship have been “additionally introduced up as ‘unfounded claims’, and I used to be made to appear like somebody who simply goes after males, reasonably than being seen as somebody who has been dealing as an expert on this world, since I used to be a toddler, standing up for herself. This was after I had taken all the really helpful, cheap and acceptable measures of reporting confidentially to my union.”
“To the general public…I usually marvel why are we all the time so excited to see the takedown of a girl? Why are we all the time so fast to defend a person after he’s accused of unhealthy conduct, but when a girl speaks out… she’s clearly a liar? I’d wish to suppose it’s as a result of we’re supremely afraid to consider the reality that these items truly occur. I’d wish to consider it’s some type of indoctrinated denial.”
“Nonetheless, time and time once more, I discover most individuals consider the approval of a person is way extra important than the burden of supporting a girl. For males, it’s all the time harmless till confirmed responsible. For girls it’s the reverse.”
You may learn Abigail’s complete essay right here.