Commentary
Johnny Depp’s victory is an important day for men around the world, especially those who are victims of domestic abuse. Contrary to popular belief, men can be victims, too.
In “Platform,” a highly-provocative novel published 20 years ago, the author Michel Houellebecq put forward a rather provocative theory.
As women become more accomplished, entering professions traditionally occupied by men, their actions and behaviors—both the good and the bad—would become more masculine in nature. Two decades on, the Frenchman appears to have been onto something.
As you are no doubt aware, Depp recently sued his ex-wife, Amber Heard, over a 2018 op-ed she wrote in The Washington Post. In that particularly explosive piece, Heard painted herself as a victim of domestic and sexual abuse. Depp sued Heard for defamation. On June 1, jurors awarded Depp $15 million in damages….