Great job by this magazine wSieci (The Network) and by Poland in general. Poland has a proud tradition of standing up against Islam dating back to September 11, 1683 when Polish King John III Sobieski led the victory against the Islamic hordes at the Gates of Vienna. That particular defeat is why, in fact, the scum Bin Laden chose September 11. Over 300 years of shame. We need another Sobieski. We need the Return of Kings.
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Quote:The Rotherham child sex abuse scandal and the American media coverage – in pictures
Posted on August 29, 2014 by Kid Strangelove
I haven’t posted in months. Real life kept me busy, but what I saw today has truly shaken me to the core. And yes, I am using clickbait language, but I mean it.
If you are not familiar with the Rotherham child abuse scandal – check it out the BBC coverage on it. Over 1400 children were abused, gang raped, prostituted, doused with gasoline and threatened to be set on fire. Truly horrible things. This is about as blatant of an example of “rape culture” as there ever was. And yet, here is the response. All of these images were taken on Friday, August 29, between 11:15 AM and 1:45 AM Eastern Standard time.
Let’s start with Jezebel, a prominent feminist blog on the Gawker network. How did they respond to girls as young as 11 experiencing this abuse?
I see, What about its “parent blog” – Gawker?
Holy shit. Ok, maybe I’m overreacting. Let’s see how Slate reacts. They’re a serious news publication, right?
Nothing here. I check my spelling to make sure I spelled the name of the city right. Nope, still “Rotherham”. Ok. What about buzzfeed? Maybe they already have a top 10 list illustrated with Gilmore Girls gifs about how awful this scandal is.
Nope. But that bulge quiz sure looks important. Maybe I’m being too hard on this clickbait site, what about Upworthy?
Things that matter, pass them on. I guess those 1400 children don’t matter.
Ok, what about Vice? They are on the cutting edge of journalism?
Cutting edge? More like cutting room floor.
Ok, maybe I’m expecting too much from these mainstream sites. What about Feministing – the hardcore, no nonsense, take no prisoners feminist blog?
Well, there you have it. Rape culture doesn’t matter.
If only the perpetrators were lacrosse players or have sent some mean spirited tweets, then maybe we could get some coverage.
EDIT: added ThinkProgress, because a massive child abuse scandal is not thinking about progress.
Let's see what the most famous feminist in the world, Jessica Valenti has to say about rape, who writes for The Guardian.
RE: Polish magazine wSieci (The Network) shocking reality check cover
Your average Western woman, like that depicted on the cover, likely voted this mess in (though her hair is a bit longer and she's a bit thinner than average, lol).
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