Heading out to case the promise land

When I first heard about the NYT's reporting of the gang rape of an 11-yo girl, I stupidly assumed the article wouldn't be as bad as it seemed. I was very, very wrong. According to the people quoted uncritically in the article, those poor young men are going to have to live with this for the rest of their lives. And the girl--the 11-yo girl--was dressed too old, and wore makeup. Other things people are concerned about: what the girl's mother was thinking. God knows, its the parenting skills of the alleged victim's mother we should be outraged about, and not the parenting skills of the accused's fathers and mothers.

If you haven't already read it, I'd really urge you to take a look. And if you're as pissed off by it as I was, you can then let them know about it.

this post has even more info, including a petition you can sign.

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It's redundant and not at all helpful to say, but my thoughts are with everyone in Japan right now, and for those of you still in fandom still waiting to hear from people. Be well, and be safe. ♥