Down To Earth With Harriet Cammock: There is No Such Thing As a "Perfect Victim"

In October of this year, news broke about then-Congresswoman Katie Hill's non-monogamous relationship with a younger female campaign staffer after Hill's estranged husband, Kenny Heslep, leaked nude photos of Hill without her consent. Leaked text messages from Hill's staffer suggested that her relationship with Hill was abusive, or, at the very least, toxic. Although Hill publicly confirmed the existence of the relationship with her staffer, she denied her estranged husband's further accusations that she was invovled with her legislative Director. Within days, Hill announced her resignation on Twitter, and she gave her last speech before Congress on October 31.

What is especially clear after Hill's scandal is that we as a society are not prepared to handle the nuances of stories that don't fit into a clear victim/perpetrator dynamic. This is particularly true during the late stages of the #MeToo movement, where the line between a victim and a victimizer is complex -- and hopelessly blurred.