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Multiple women murdered in Atlanta

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PotholeHellhole · 17/03/2021 03:08

I've just come across this:

www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/at-least-four-asian-women-shot-dead-at-two-day-spas-in-atlanta/ar-BB1eEUq4

But the update suggests six Asian women across multiple locations, plus one white woman and a white man. I'm not sure that Asian in the US means the same ethnicity it does here, but regardless, that's women of a particular group targeted. It can't be a coincidence.

This is horrendous.

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WarriorN · 17/03/2021 05:48

I noticed that

MrsTerryPratchett · 17/03/2021 05:46

And everyone including the BBC is talking about race and ethnicity but not about sex. When both are fairly likely to be a factor, particularly if the women are sex workers. Misogynistic men target them especially. Sad

WarriorN · 17/03/2021 05:41

This is horrific, those poor women. Sad

And the bbc are choosing a story about Uber as more important than murdered women.

Atlanta shootings: Asian women among eight killed at three spas www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-56424616

Hibari · 17/03/2021 03:43

American Republican Senators allowed these people to continue to feel empowered by refusing to impeach the orange dipshit.

This is what they do. It's what they keep doing. White supremacy, misogyny, fascism. I hope they charge him as a domestic terrorist.

notyourhandmaid · 17/03/2021 03:36

This is awful.

There is an association with spas and Asian women in the US - as in they are likely to be working there - I suspect the Asian women murdered were employees rather than clients. It does seem racially-motivated. AND FUCKING HORRIBLE.

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PotholeHellhole · 17/03/2021 03:33

Massage parlours? If people defend him because those women weren't the right kind of victim, I will go to the middle of my nearest park and just scream for an hour.

Those poor women.

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Iflyaway · 17/03/2021 03:27

Could be an Incel. Maybe snubbed on a dating site.....

Seems a "coincidence" it's massage parlours where Asian women work.

Whatever. I'm just so sick of women being targets for male misogyny EVERY FUCKIND DAY!! Angry

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PotholeHellhole · 17/03/2021 03:19

Ah. So Trump's despicable insistence on using "China Virus" for Covid could have been a factor.

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MrsTerryPratchett · 17/03/2021 03:18

@fairydustandpixies

It's an atrocity. There is no doubt about that. But to assume it's targeted against women and race is a bit of a leap. I personally see this as the same as a mall or school shooting. Indiscriminate. Wicked, vile and just inexcusable.
Well he chose somewhere called Young's Asian Massage so it's hardly Miss Marple level deduction.
MrsTerryPratchett · 17/03/2021 03:15

Generally, and I've no idea here, 'Asian' is probably SE Asian or Chinese women in the US. And most news reports are talking about 'massage parlours' which may well mean brothels.

There's a lot of additional racism towards Asian Americans at the moment plus the obvious misogyny.

fairydustandpixies · 17/03/2021 03:13

It's an atrocity. There is no doubt about that. But to assume it's targeted against women and race is a bit of a leap. I personally see this as the same as a mall or school shooting. Indiscriminate. Wicked, vile and just inexcusable.

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