I have learnt so many things on MN, one was the term "Fremdschämen" and this seems like a particularly apt thread to share this wonderful word/concept, for anyone who (like me!) hadn't heard of it.
This whole situation, especially the completely fucked up timing and contents of the the Vice article, is an excellent demonstration of Fremdschämen. I almost turned into a pretzel as I was reading it.
(Of course there is a healthy dose of good old schadenfreude too, we are only human adult females)