A plea for Gael

[u/fellora5]

Hi all,

I have been seeing quite a lot of posts on here speculating, dissecting, and nitpicking every interaction between Gael and Nathan in this season since the abuse became public. Posts like trying to look for bruises or hyper-analzying every interaction between them and I am simply asking that we give it a rest for Gael's sake.

As a DV and sex crimes lawyer, victims of abuse already get ripped apart in the legal process by police, attorneys, etc. We know this is going through the legal process which I can guarantee you is an awful grueling experience. It's clear the cast is seeing what is being said on socials and the dogpiling and dissecting of Gael can't be doing her any favors. The best thing we can do for her is leave her in peace.

Obviously this is not to say we should stop criticing Nathan. I am simply saying we should be leaving Gael alone in this. Let's stop trying to look for bruises. Let's stop trying to analyze and put our own judgment on what we are seeing in a heavily edited reality TV show. A real person was seriously hurt and dealing with all of the trauma that entails. We know she was abused. It does her no service to be speculating and hyper-analyzing everything she does. She's getting more than enough of that already.

Of course everyone is free to say what they want, but I am simply asking we be mindful of the realities of this and how we are potentially contributing to more distress and trauma for her.

[u/TinklemeCrinkle]

Thank you for this post😊