Johnny Depp Is Winning Public Sympathy on Social Media Over Amber Heard

Johnny Depp Is Winning , Public Sympathy on Social Media , Over Amber Heard.<br />Sociologists say the sensationalism of the defamation trial has many explanations.<br />Among these is the simple reason that "in a defamation case, Johnny Depp gets to go first.".<br />And so his side of the story has been told in full. And a lot of people made up their minds, Nicole Bedera, Sociologist, via NPR News.<br />But the other reason is that in online spaces, we often see that men's rights groups and other anti-feminist groups are <br />better organized. , Nicole Bedera, Sociologist, via NPR News.<br />Men's rights activist forums [...] have been following the Heard case pretty carefully, Nicole Bedera, Sociologist, via NPR News.<br />Despite domestic and sexual violence being at the center of this trial, experts say Depp's fame is likely being privileged in public opinion. .<br />We all think that sexual violence is wrong and say that we will believe and support survivors, up until the perpetrator is someone we know and like. , Nicole Bedera, Sociologist, via NPR News.<br />You don't want to feel like you're a bad person if you continue to like 'Pirates Of The Caribbean.', Nicole Bedera, Sociologist, via NPR News.<br />Sociologists say this case spotlights other societal perceptions of victims and perpetrators.<br />We expect that victims fit a specific mold [...] And often we confuse victims' self-defense as a form of aggression. , Nicole Bedera, Sociologist, via NPR News.<br />Perpetrators will claim that they are the true victims. , Nicole Bedera, Sociologist, via NPR News.<br />[Depp's] team is alleging that if a woman comes forward and identifies as a survivor in public, that that could count <br />as defamation, Nicole Bedera, Sociologist, via NPR News.<br />[Johnny Depp is] denying that Amber Heard's story of it is trustworthy, and instead saying that she drove him to violence, Nicole Bedera, Sociologist, via NPR News.<br />The question is whether or not there should be consequences for that violence. And that's the fight we're having in public right now, Nicole Bedera, Sociologist, via NPR News