When a 22-year-old former Cornell University student filed a civil lawsuit on September 16 against seven members of the Chi Phi fraternity, accusing them of violating her in 2024, some social media users questioned her claims.
“According to her initial texts, she was totally down,” one person wrote.
Kate Manne, a Cornell professor and feminist philosopher, believes this reflects a wider tendency to question women who speak out about misconduct.
