Click and reblog: Question CNN's 'lazy' journalism about abortion
CNN’s latest iReport topic is abortion. They ask “How do you feel now?” “How did it change your life?” but how do we know that this won’t be just a mainstream outlet to spew abortion myths as absolute truth?
What is CNN’s motive? To get at truth? To start a fiery debate that will lead to a spike in hits and viewership? This is easy, low-hanging fruit “reporting”.
What you need to be focusing on is the cycle of poverty among women, the lack of access to reproductive healthcare, the attack across the country on women’s right to a legal abortion? In the southern states especially (CNN does know Mississippi’s last abortion clinic is on the chopping block thanks to a legion anti-abortion legislators headed by Governor Bryant?).
If CNN is interested in having a conversation about abortion – how about you make it the right one?Let’s get the views up on this so more people (and hopefully CNN!) will see. This iReport topic is lazy journalism. Maybe a sort of linkbait. View the whole post so we get the view count up and get more people to see what a *real* conversation is worth.
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If men can talk about drinking in every awesome rock ‘n’ roll song and every awesome rap song, why can’t a woman? Just because I drink doesn’t mean I’m a drunk. Just because I have sex, and I’m not embarrassed doesn’t mean I’m a whore.
If men can do it, why can’t a woman do it? I really feel one of my main reasons for being on this earth is to level out the playing field just a little bit.
"- Ke$ha on sexism in pop music (via severability)
(via fabfatfemme)
Female Only (i.e. FAB): “Children and the Culture of Pornography: ‘Boys will ask you every day until you say yes’”
Check out this ALARMING article on the horrific & sometimes DEADLY effects our PORNIFIED culture is having on teens — especially girls!
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Charlotte Roche
Author of Wetlands
The Telegraph: UN Warns One in three girls married before 18
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sarah-brown/child-marriage_b_1954814.html?utm_hp_ref=daily-brief?utm_source=DailyBrief&utm_campaign=101112&utm_medium=email&utm_content=BlogEntry&utm_term=Daily%20Brief
Human Trafficking 21st Century Slavery: Child marriage MUST end
I respect cultural beliefs and traditions handed down generation to generation, but child marriage is a FUCKING DISGRACE
Children should not get married at that age, and definitely not starting to have sex - I see it as rape, because it is NOT consensual. The young girl is forced to marry, …
