I haven’t really been on this account in so long and I doubt anyone will even see this but I’m so sad about Melanie and what she did. It just shows how much you don’t know about a person because I never thought the words “Melanie Martinez raped someone” would come out of my mouth. I am just astounded and it makes me sad to think that I looked up to this person. She was one of my favorite artists and I don’t want to support her anymore but it’s going to be hard for me since I really do love her music so much. I am choosing to believe the victim here because I know deep down that defending Melanie in this situation is wrong and the root of all rape culture and that is something I will not take part in. I normally defend Melanie in everything she does and this is so weird sitting here today, trying to push her away from the past years of my life. I’m still in so much shock that someone I looked up to and genuinely liked could do this to a person, especially being a woman. Women should empower each other and bring each other up, and Melanie has shattered all of that. Really, she has brought all of this upon herself and no one is to blame except for her. All her fans will turn against her and I’m just praying that she has some awareness of what she’s done and that she doesn’t think what she has done is wrong. I guess the way I’m choosing to think of this is as if I had a close friend that I later found out had raped someone. I wouldn’t support the friend, I would drop all communications and I would support the victim all the way. There is nothing to defend about rape and I know many fans will want to defend her but please do the right thing and see that you can’t defend Melanie in this situation. She should’ve asked for complete consent and she didn’t. It’s as simple as that. If you choose to defend Melanie, I want you to know that you are a terrible person and you won’t get far in your case trust me. I think as a fandom, we can all learn and grow from this. We can stand together and come to terms that Melanie is wrong and we can’t let this affect how we think. Let’s stand up for what’s right and not let the image Melanie has created for us shadow the true meaning behind all of this. Melanie Martinez is a rapist and we all just have to accept that.
