• AmidFuror@fedia.io
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    When the victim’s photo is used as the thumbnail for a headline about a predator…

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      A photo of the victim taken by the news publication who interviewed her for this story

      Moreover, caption for that photo points out how she “fell” out of a five story window at her abuser’s apartment and the full version of it shows she’s standing on a cane, i.e. dealing with a permanent physical disability because of her abuser’s abuse

      But since the thumbnail cut off her cane and since you’ve still got a bit of a point regardless of the details I just added I’ve updated the post

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        I don’t disagree that the article makes clear who the picture is of. I’m just noting that when you’re scrolling through headlines and thumbnails - on this site or others - you can associate the photo with whomever is mentioned. It’s unconscious, but it might give you an impression this was about a female predator.