Kristen Stewart Criticized By Rape Groups For Paparazzi Comments

While anyone who’s seen photos of Kristen Stewart being chased by paparazzi can imagine how horrifying the experience must be, directors of numerous sexual assault groups have come forward to question Kristin comparing the harassment to rape in Britain’s Elle magazine.

“I understand that Kristen Stewart was expressing that she feels violated,” Harriest Lessel of the New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault told Radar. “Sure violation is a form of sexual assault, but it’s the most serious and the most personal. It’s clearly a poor choice of words.” “Rape is a violation in which one has no choice. A star seeking publicity has choices. Although rape involves loss of privacy, loss of privacy does not constitute rape. Let’s use a little logical thinking here,” said Margaret Lazarus of Rapels.org.

It probably won’t be long before Kristen gives a retraction (she actually played a rape victim in the 2004 film Speak), but do you think she should have to? Is her treatment by the paparazzi a logical outcome of Twilight‘s massive publicity efforts, harassment or something worse? Let us know what you think in our TheFABLife poll.