FixedIt: The granny flat is fine but a woman was raped
. @abcnews has done such outstanding reporting on MVAW over the last few months. This is a disappointing, if isolated, reversion to outdated erasure practices.... Read More
#FixedIt
Fixing media reports of male violence against women
FixedIt: It’s not “sex” when she’s 13 and he’s 53
Here you go @theheraldsun I fixed it for you because sex and rape are not interchangeable words.... Read More
FixedIt: She’s a woman. Her job is not relevant to rape allegations.
When is a woman’s job relevant to a rape allegation? When she’s a sex worker. If she was a hairdresser, an accountant or a cleaner, her job would not make the headlines. Emphasising her job like this is implicit victim blaming. As Sally Tonkin, then CEO of Gatehouse, said many years ago, sex work is […]... Read More
FixedIt: What story are you reporting?
Hey @the_observer_ I fixed it for you bc I'm sure you didn't mean to erase men's violence from your headline but oops it happened anyway. ... Read More
FixedIt: Court reports are not just about defence claims
Hi @couriermail I fixed it for you.
You're welcome. ... Read More
Fixed It: What story are you reporting?
HI again @tsv_bulletin How's your weekend going?
I fixed another one for you.
You're welcome. Talk again soon. ... Read More
Male cabinet ministers aren’t supposed to care about rape?
According to "one male liberal" it's only the women in cabinet who might be uncomfortable sitting at a table with a rapist.
I actually almost believe that could be true. ... Read More
Fixed It: How to bury the story of men’s violence
hi @daily_mercury I fixed it for you b/c I think you forgot to include the story in the headline about the story.... Read More
Fixed It: Rape is not “sex”
Hi @newscomauHQ I fixed it for you b/c rape is not the same thing as sex. True fact. ... Read More
Fixed It: man accused of being a serial rapist is not an object of sympathy
News.com.au reports that the man accused of raping three women, and sexually assaulting a fourth woman, is having trouble coping with the possibility that there may be consequences of what I am legally required to describe as his “alleged” choice to commit rape. That’s four women we know of so far. Four women who were […]... Read More