Don't blame victims; tell rapists to knock it off

Mar 17, 2011 17:58

Okay, the idea that a bill requiring school uniforms to prevent kids walking around in loose pants will help create jobs seems pretty fucking laughable to me, but hey, there are people who buy into the idea that uniformity and dress codes increase performance. They may even be right ( Read more... )

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kenjari March 18 2011, 01:07:48 UTC
an 11-year-old got raped because 18 people suspended their humanity long enough to do something heinous and horrific, and how she was dressed is at most a side issue, and really not even that.
Yes, this so much.
I've been reading a bit about this case on some other progressive sites, and apparently, the coverage of it in the general media has been horrifyingly victim-blaming. I just can't fathom what is wrong with people.

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duskydawn March 18 2011, 22:10:02 UTC
One day my faith in humanity will be restored, but that day isn't today.

The amount of things I could spew about this...but I'll have to content myself with sending donations to appropriate organizations.

The word, my friends, is "fury".

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