— Guy Rundle writing for Crikey: honour killings of women keep the war off the front page
Dear Media - WHY THE LACK OF INTEREST IN SUCH A GREAT NEWS STORY?
Apologies for the allcaps to the fragile people in the back row, but they’re warranted. I’m disappointed, disillusioned, frustrated and plain pissed off that I had to come across this news story via Crikey, courtesy of someone else’s blog.
And because I really couldn’t say it any better:
I really love images of men standing up in opposition to violence against women (and other men) and I just couldn’t let a fantastic photo like the one above go by. I would argue that these kinds of images make everyone feel better, not only women, and certainly not just black men – surely all men get a lift out of seeing men do good, out of feeling a sense of solidarity in opposing violence? - Hoyden About Town
(NB: The title of this post also comes from Hoyden About Town)
— You took the words right out of my mouth, Bernard Keane (via Crikey)
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