Blog Post 9

Rehtaeh Parsons and Belle Knox shared similar experiences. They were both bullied and sent hate messages from classmates. Rehtaeh experienced bullying by her classmates to the point that she transferred high schools. Belle was sent hateful comments by classmates, but also received hateful comments from other porn stars. 

One difference is why they were bullied. Belle Knox was looked down upon because she made pornography films to pay her tuition, and was exposed for doing so by a "friend". Rehtaeh Parsons was bullied because she was raped at a party. Someone took a picture of her while being assaulted, and shared the photo to people at her school. A lot of people said she wasn't really raped, and called her a slut. Belle was also a victim of sexual assault. She doesn't go into a lot of detail about it other than her assaulter never faced consequences. She was raped before she became a porn star.

Another difference between their experiences is that Rehtaeh's situation was completely out of her control. She was taken advantage of, and that was used against her. Belle made the choice to do pornography. But even though Belle made that choice, she still didn't deserve the hate she received.