FixedIt: Children can’t have “sex” and who is this headline about?
Here you go @sunraysiadaily I fixed it for you because rape is not sex and rapists are not invisible.... Read More
#FixedIt
Fixing media reports of male violence against women
FixedIt: she is not to blame for his choice to stalk, intimidate and threaten
The Daily Telegraph reported that 61 year old George Geoffrey Hicks, who detained his partner in his car against her will, threatened to kill her, threatened her job, monitored her phone and bugged her car was convicted on a number of domestic violence offences. The magistrate found his domestic violence was “at the higher end of […]... Read More
FixedIt: renovations were not charged with murder
Here you go @9NewsAUS I fixed it for you because a man was charged with her murder and that probably belongs in the headline. ... Read More
FixedIt: alleged sexual assault is not the same as being “kissed”
The ABC reported that a Sydney man was charged with stalk/intimidate with the intent to cause fear, trespass and common assault after he allegedly broke into the ABC Sydney studios, grabbed and assaulted presenter Genevieve Fricker. Kissing someone can be romantic, passionate, affectionate, sexual and loving. Assaulting someone is none of those things and is in […]... Read More
FixedIt: He wasn’t charged because of a date or an app
Here you go @dailytelegraph I fixed it for you because a date is not a crime and an app is not to blame for sexual assault charges. ... Read More
FixedIt: Enabling abuse is not a headline
NewsMail reported on a man who was convicted on what the magistrate called “protracted..intimidation, emotional abuse”. The article is a litany of coercive and controlling behaviour that led to police filing charges which led to conviction. When she was interviewed by police she “broke down and said she didn’t care what happened to her and […]... Read More
FixedIt: sexual assault and child abuse are not bizarre fetishes, they’re crimes
The Australian reported (not very carefully) on a man charged over images police found of him allegedly sexually assaulting children, elderly women and animals. They were not the only publication to cover to this story, nor were they the only ones to make mistakes with it. A fetish is sexual gratification linked to a particular […]... Read More
FixedIt: Sexual assault of elderly women and sexual abuse of children is not “sex”
Here you go @Echonetdaily I fixed it for you because sex is not the same thing as sexual assault, child abuse and child exploitation. JSYK... Read More
FixedIt: He’s not accused of raping a suburb or an outfit
The Daily Telegraph reported that the 32 year old man charged with kidnapping and raping a 12 year old girl and exposing himself multiple times to another girl, 11 years old. The court must determine his guilt or innocence, this commentary is only about the way the charges against him are described in the media. […]... Read More
FixedIt: Invisible alleged perpetrator on invisible attempted murder charge
MYGC reported on a man who was charged with attempted murder, contravene prohibition/restriction in AVO, break and enter dwelling, inflict grievous bodily harm, and two counts of common assault. His ex partner is in hospital with life threatening head injuries. This commentary is not about his guilt or innocence, which can only be determined by a […]... Read More