A Child's Sin
Is it an child’s sin for being female , is it an child sin for being beautiful, is it an child sin for wearing makeup , and is it an child’s sin for wearing certain types of clothing. Well, some prominent African American people are calling it that ; in the brutal rape of an eleven year old Hispanic girl in Cleveland, Texas. The act was captured on a cell phone, of one of the suspect. The number of suspects is planning to rise as the investigation continues. On Thursday March 10. 2011; many people in the community had gathered to discuss their concerns on the current allegations. Surprisingly, the people whom were present were mostly defending the suspects. The meeting was lead by Quanell X, an Activist in the Black Community. Quanell attention focused on why only black male was arrested ; not the attack of rape from black men between the ages of 17 and 27 years old. Black woman as well as Black man claimed that the 11 year old put herself in that predicament; because of her mannerism and the way she dress. Blaming the act on what they considered to be a Child’s Sin.
Following the arrest of the black men ; the 11 year old girl mother Maria have been receiving a lot of angry phone calls. The family had to relocate because of death threats; while the 11 year old victim was placed in a foster home.
What are your thoughts ?
By
Alfreda Howard
This is an outrage and all too typical misogynistic response to an act of gender terrorism on a defense-less child. I can't tell you how many times I've heard from both male and female students that women/girls are to blame for sexual violence and terrorism. Thanks for writing about this latest injustice. The interracial nuances are also noteworthy because of the history of black/Latino tension and hostility in the country.
ReplyDeleteThere are men at the penitentiary waiting for these guys to show up. It doesn't a bit of difference if the girl was wear nothing but a belt stuffed with $20 bills, as a minor, even she can't give consent. Unfortunately, misogynistic attitudes are a direct reflection of what black churches teach--male dominance and female subordination. These guys are about to learn a hard and possibly fatal lesson. Molesters of children are not welcome among inmates as rapists of children are often raped themselves or killed, sometimes both. If they are put in isolation, the next is the that happens is offenders are required action is for the prisoner to lean forward until they can lean more and kiss their ass goodbye because in Texas the death penalty awaits chumps like these women haters.
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