9.18.2010

disgusted.

my version of the news
can be found at
www.feministing.com
because i get sick of the paranoia
the fear
the victim-blaming

so
i was near speechless
when i saw this

a young woman is drugged at a party
and gang raped
and her peers are laughing it off
saying she asked for it
and circulating pictures

initial reactions.....


1. are these the people that are taking over the world in the near future?
please. say. no.
2. just because she is a woman who drank too much (and was drugged - not by consent) does not ever mean she was asking for it. ever.
3. if that was your mom, sister, cousin, girlfriend, brother, whomever
that was drugged and gang raped in a field
would you feel different?
4. is this really modern day bullying? really?
5. you should be utterly ashamed of yourself for laughing at this situation.
6. this was rape.
7. yes. circulating pornographic materials of minors is a serious offense.
even on facebook.
8. where are your parents? who taught you about sexual relationships? why do you think this is okay?
9. some young woman is broken into a million pieces. because she was raped. and then her experience is being re-lived over and over and over again every time you hit "share" because you think it is a joke. have you been raped?
has someone you know been raped? did you laugh?
10. is it still funny?

2 comments:

  1. Anonymous24.9.10

    The world can be a messed up and cruel place. But then I listened to that Straight lines video a few posts down and think. People still love. People still care. If we ever lose that completely, we lose everything.

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  2. Thank you! This made my heart really happy. I agree. If we have love. We still have it going on.

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