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Topic: Lest anyone think sexism in mainstream media doesn't exist
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fern hill
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posted 04 February 2006 09:49 AM
From CTVQuote:
Bride-to-be injured by concrete thrown at car Nadia McLean, 28, suffered head and facial injuries.
Police say the concrete was thrown near Simcoe Street in Oshawa.
Nadia McLean before the incident.
CTV.ca News Staff
Updated: Fri. Feb. 3 2006 6:51 PM ET
A bride-to-be faces months of reconstructive surgery after suffering facial injuries from a chunk of concrete that smashed into her face after being thrown from a Highway 401 overpass near Oshawa, Ontario. End of quote. The Star and the Sun also saw fit to put "bride to be" in their headlines. The Globe had "woman", CBC had "driver". WTF difference does it make? This kind of oh-so-casual, unconscious sexism makes me see red. Go to the link, They have fucking "before" and "after" pictures of this woman!!!! 
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fern hill
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posted 04 February 2006 10:12 AM
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Originally posted by Andy (Andrew):
Maybe their story talks about the things she brought up as important to her and are trying to personalize the story. It makes her a human being and not "the driver" of some anonymous car.
So you think it's NOT sexist to put "bride-to-be" in the headline and run "before and after" pictures of her? Let's try this test: Imagine a man about to be married was hurt in this way. Would the headline read "Groom-to-be"? Would sympathy be elicted for him by running a story about his concern for his looks? Sheesh. *head banging emoticon*
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kimmy
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posted 04 February 2006 03:04 PM
When I lived in Victoria, there was a news-item from up-island when somebody dropped a rock off an overpass onto the highway near Nanaimo; the victim was left seriously injured. The victim was an average-looking man; they showed "before" pictures, and pictures of him unconscious in his hospital bed, breathing through tubes.A few years ago here in Edmonton, a schoolbus driver was killed late on "grad night" near a highschool when somebody dropped a landscaping rock off an overpass onto the freeway. The driver was, I believe, returning the bus to the storage lot after dropping off a load of kids from a "safe grad" party. They showed "before" pictures as well, he was an elderly gentleman. When I lived in Ottawa, I was riding in the #95 bus on the Transitway one day when somebody threw a chunk of concrete off an overpass. I was just showered with some safety glass, but the elderly woman 2 seats ahead of me was struck in the hand and cut quite badly. I simply can't imagine why some people think this sort of thing is "funny". It simply isn't. I would hope that printing big graphic photos of the tragic aftermath of these stunts will make people aware of how colossally stupid it is to do something like this. "Bride-to-be"? Fine with me, if personalizing the incident can help make the knucklehead responsible realize the consequences of his stupidity.
-kimmy
{if I saw somebody trying to drop a rock onto a car, I'd tear them to pieces. I'd kick them in the groin again and again until there was no medical possibility of them ever reproducing.}
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kimmy
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posted 08 February 2006 02:21 AM
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Originally posted by JPG:
I'm sorry, but are depictions of violence specifically against men okay here? And plus, there was nothing in the article about male suspects. So why go after the balls, Kimmy?
I didn't say balls. I said groin. That's gender-neutral, isn't it? I would imagine that sufficient kicking could render a female unable to reproduce as well, or at least leave her unwilling to want to try for a long long time. Mostly I was just really upset at being reminded of the 3 incidents I mentioned, and got a little overzealous. Sorry if that was too graphic for you. -k
{still furious that people have been injured, maimed, and killed for the sake of these moronic pranks. }
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