On the murder of Mercedes Morr

If we want a safer online culture, we have to dispense with victim-blaming

It’s been difficult to read social media following the murder of Houston influencer Mercedes Morr, born Jenae Gagnier. I’m not going to link to or screenshot the comments in which she is called a “scammer” or a “whore” who deserved her fate. Trawling through them once was enough.

What I can tell you is that Mercedes was clearly a business-savvy model wh…