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Finchley Road misogyny ignored

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Resilience · 17/05/2021 20:49

Anyone else struck by the lack of acknowledgement of the blatant misogyny evident in the awful anti-semitic abuse shouted out on Finchley Road, London? No doubt this was religiously motivated and an awful hate crime for that alone. But I find it very telling that the media have ignored the casual but very deep misogyny in calling for the rape of female Jews to make the point. Speaks volumes about how the perpetrators see women as well as Jews. And yet, in a time when we keep being told violence towards women will not be tolerated, not one single MP or media outlet has commented on the incitement to sexual violence towards women in addition to the antisemitism.Sad

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Ostara212 · 17/05/2021 21:24

"They clearly see daughters as chattel, they think they are threatening damage to property"

Yes.

I could be wrong but I think the media are trying to hush it up though, perhaps the tactic of not giving publicity. I gather these arses travelled a long way for their stunt.

BewaretheIckabog · 17/05/2021 21:21

It was commented on by the male presenter on ITV this morning - Adil Ray.

powershowerforanhour · 17/05/2021 21:20

Yes I noticed that- the type of thinking that Daisiesandbuttercups describes.

megletthesecond · 17/05/2021 21:04

I noticed too.

DaisiesandButtercups · 17/05/2021 21:01

Yes.

Exactly “rape their daughters”

Utterly misogynistic as well as the other racist and anti-Semitic things that were said. It is horrific. They clearly see daughters as chattel, they think they are threatening damage to property. It made me think of rape as a war crime, that kind of mindset.

I hope those men are locked up for a long time.

3orangekissesfromkazan · 17/05/2021 21:00

Yes..I was thinking exactly the same thing.

Vile people and their vile misogyny..it seems whatever the agenda women are always at the very bottom of the pile.

TabbyStar · 17/05/2021 20:59

Yes, I commented on it in The Times this morning though I haven't been back to see if any blokes have replied with insults....