Scottish TV reporting of rape

PS I would also email the actual news program that you saw the report on - this will get much more traction as the producers behind the news program will be far more interested in your complaint.

Good for you Mimi. It is only through feedback like this that the TV station will take any action to change the way they do things. As a marketer, I have emailed similar complaints to a company who used sex to sell eg, cat food! Yes, an ad which lingered over a curvaceous woman's body and decolletage to sell cat food. Haven't seen that ad in a while, so I suspect they are in discussions with their advertising agency about creating a different type of ad for the near future. Twats .

Keep on them, remember in the world of media and marketing, one complaint to a company tells them that there are 9 others who feel the same way that the complainant does, but did not bother to tell them about it. That is why one complaint can generate change. This works especially well if it is a company trying to sell you a product. In the case of the TV station, tell them you will stop watching them (and move to Competitor X), which will lower their advertising revenue - they won't like that.

It's little euphemisms like this that make me see red.

Because we have to make rape palatable for the masses, so that they can safely ignore it.

It was 6 years ago now and she is on the whole well, thankfully she has no recollection of the events other than the footage they showed in court and physically she bares a few scars from being dragged on the ground but as she says it could have been much worse.

Rape is rape and there should be no escaping what it is. There is no such thing as child pornography only child abuse.

I would avoid using forced penetration simply because of the definition used by the FBI/CDC of forced TO penetrate as a sexual crime against men. Men cannot be raped so that definition of forced to or made to would blur the issues.

That's terrible Squtternut and I'm glad you shared. It's totally relevant. I hope she is recovering.

Sorry after reading the whole thread I've just had a bit of an unrelated rant

Hmmm..

You're also right there Empire. 'Unwanted' should be enough, I shouldn't need to feel that you need the word 'forced'. That's given me something to think about...

I suppose I was thinking of force more as in 'forced pregnancy' - no-ones hurting you, no-one's threatening you, but if that pregnancy is unwanted then by not having access to contraception/abortion you are being forced into pregnancy.

Perhaps 'forced' is for the perpetrators, and 'unwanted' is for victims.

STV have form for this.

A 24 year old male drugged and was in the process of undressing a vaguely concsious 40 year old woman in a car park behind a local pub here when he was discovered by police due to vigilant CCTV operators.

STV reported that the lady had been "enjoying a night out with friends" and that she had been "spotted on CCTV buying 3 drinks whilst in one bar".

In actual fact she had been out for 45 minutes for a friends birthday and was drinking soft drinks due to being on pain medication for a slipped disc in her back.

I know this because the lady is my mum and I sat by her hospital bed when toxicology results came back negative for alcohol.

Cunts.

Its like the expression "child pornography" - all manners of wrong. Its child abuse. Abuse.

It isnt "sex" its "sexual abuse". Abuse via the means of sexual acts.

I agree with the 'physically hurt' point you made, but mentioning the headphones is actually a fair warning that the rapist is about and using that as a way of sneaking up without being heard.

I definitely agree on the word 'sex' - because it's 'sex with' and if you're raped then you're not a participant, you're not 'with'.

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sometimes I wonder if we over-think language, but then I remember there are people who's whole careers are based on carefully selecting language in order to influence people.