You would think that erudite progressive sites like Jezebel and Slate would eschew the “war on women” angle for tacky celebrity scandals about nude pictures—especially when there’s a story out there about sexual abuse run rampant. Rotherham child sex scandal case of ‘not wanting to rock the multicultural community boat’
Author and Paleo lifestyle guru John Durant took a look at how their coverage broke down.
https://twitter.com/johndurant/status/507321522709880832
Jezebel had one story about Rotherham.
But the Jennifer Lawrence story? Jackpot.
Durant took the same look at Slate.com.
https://twitter.com/johndurant/status/507321295563153408
Slate stories on Rotherham? One.
But look out.
Boom.
https://twitter.com/razibkhan/status/507321829153705984
@johndurant ad dolla bills yall
— David's Disembodied Head (@david_kenneth_d) September 4, 2014
So progressives are virtually ignoring large scale injustice because of capitalism? That’s priceless.
@johndurant you would think feminists would be the last people to obsess over celebrity gossip, but they spend more time than most guys.
— David J Foster (@djf137) September 4, 2014
@johndurant "Feminists" can't talk about #Rotherham (or ISIS) because a real war on women would distract from their fake one. @razibkhan
— Not-So-OK Boomer (@Rand_Simberg) September 4, 2014
https://twitter.com/SOBL1/status/507322050588196864
Heh.
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