Rebel Wilson and the Dark History of Forced Outings

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Rebel Wilson’s attempted outing at the hands of an Australian newspaper was a shocking and revealing window into our current moment. On the one hand, it showed that many people still feel entitled to know the sexual preferences of celebrities and treat them as a commercial scoop — but more profoundly, the reaction to this event shows us just how much has changed from the days when the media outing people was considered normal.

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00:00 How Rebel Wilson was outed
01:42 How long have forced outings been a thing?
04:43 Stamps.com
05:47 The power of positive coming out stories
09:30 Reclaiming power against a vicious media machine

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