Trigger warning: This story contains a description of a young innocent girl being raped that is supposed to get you angry with men. All men. You should be frothing at the mouth, demanding that we not blame the victims. With red face and veins standing out, you should be screaming that we should teach men to not rape. Then, you’ll just have to bottle all that rage for the next rape, because this one didn’t happen either.
By On Thursday, 29th April 2015 numerous news outlets alerted the good people of Albury, New South Wales, Australia, that a 17 year old girl had been attacked by three men in the heart of their fair city. :
The attack was described as a sexual assault by the Daily Advertiser, but as a rape by the ABC website. Both terms, sexual assault and rape, were used almost interchangeably by the media throughout. Which was it? Rape? Sexual Assault? Who cares? Get your torches and pitchforks and we’ll sort the facts out after the lynching.
The other term that was abused was the word “allegedly”. Sometimes it was completely left out, as in this headline from the ABC’s website:
By On Thursday, 29th April 2015 numerous news outlets alerted the good people of Albury, New South Wales, Australia, that a 17 year old girl had been attacked by three men in the heart of their fair city. :
The attack was described as a sexual assault by the Daily Advertiser, but as a rape by the ABC website. Both terms, sexual assault and rape, were used almost interchangeably by the media throughout. Which was it? Rape? Sexual Assault? Who cares? Get your torches and pitchforks and we’ll sort the facts out after the lynching.
The other term that was abused was the word “allegedly”. Sometimes it was completely left out, as in this headline from the ABC’s website: