• chingadera@lemmy.world
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      7 months ago

      We should start a push to publicly shame every single “journalist” that cheapens the truth like this. Even outside of sex crimes. This shit has to stop.

      Edit: if we do it enough, by name, they will start to edit these articles.

    • Beemo Dinosaurierfuß@feddit.de
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      7 months ago

      A now adult woman that was only 17 years old when the incident in question happened.

      Which is clearly stated in the article that you willfully missquoted.

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        7 months ago

        A 17 year old minor girl attended the party, a minor who was the subject of a sexual interference investigation. Referring to her current status of womanhood only serves to age her up in the mind of readers, lessening the subjective severity of the crimes.

    • Fal@yiffit.net
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      7 months ago

      How condescending. I assume you think a 17 year old is a child? And then the second they turn 18 they’re not?

      You can be against gaetz being creep and a groomer without thinking that 17 year olds shouldn’t be called women

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        7 months ago

        In the context of sex crimes, sexual interference, and similar, journalists and others for that matter should avoid using language that “ages up” victims.