The idea that George Zimmerman should be thankful for the imminent birth of the "royal baby" demonstrates such a lack of awareness of reality that I'm gobsmacked. How can anyone living in the US think of the Zimmerman acquittal in positive terms? A child is dead, dead because of racism and utterly insane laws about "standing your ground", and Mensch is blithering on about the birth of a child in a country that she no longer lives in.*
As for "rape fantasy porn" tweets, I can't believe any woman could be so dismissive of the experiences of sexual violence of other women. Mensch is engaged in that old skool narcissistic twitter tendency to retweet everyone who agrees with them and ignore the comments by those who disagree. Her replies to those expressing concern are dismissive and, frequently, rude as though survivors of sexual violence aren't worth her time.
I loathe the term "rape porn". Rape, by definition, is a non-consensual act. It is impossible for consensual porn to be made about rape. As for Mensch's assertion that most women have "rape porn" fantasies, well, I'd like to see her research to back up the statistic because I think it's complete twaddle. What really shocked me was Mensch stating she would blog about the "rape porn" debates AFTER she blogs about the royal baby. How skewed are her priorities if the potential birth of one child is more important than legislation dealing with pornography and sexual violence? I know she's hardly the only person blithering on as if we are witnessing the birth of the new Messiah but her tweets shocked me.
I suppose I shouldn't be surprised at what Mensch tweets or blogs since she is clearly in it for the attention and the best way to get attention in our culture is by being utterly ridiculous. This is just another dimension of our reality television based culture which grants those engaged in self-destructive behaviour with fame and columns in national papers. Instead of publishing actual news, our national media has spent the day stalking a hospital where one woman is giving birth in a denial of her right to privacy and at the expense of reporting information which is important.
It is a sad indictment of our culture that Louise Mensch, who resigned as an MP to live in the US with her new husband, is still considered an important political commentator on our culture.
A selection of her tweets on the murder of Trayvon Martin
People most thankful for #royalbaby - George #Zimmerman and his family.
Should #Zimmerman have followed #Trayvon, no. Did Trayvon have right to attack, yes. Previous statement still applies. Not guilty. #tcot
In the end #Zimmerman defence & acquittal very simple, backed by forensics; #Trayvon attacked, GZ feared for his life, shot him. Not guilty
George #Zimmerman wasn't on trial for being a puffed-up vigilante. He was on trial for murder 2 & the President should not have intervened.Her tweets on the debate over "rape fantasy" porn
I would hope that any such law would be challenged in the courts and fail in the courts. It is inhuman. Rape and rape fantasy not the same.
It is not for our government to police consensual simulation, between adults, of one of women's most common fantasies.
It's not law yet and I hope it never will be. The Simon Walsh Obscenity trial should give all MPs pause. Govt out of people's bedrooms.
Going to blog on opposition to government seeking to criminalise simulation one of most common female fantasies, rape, but after #royalbaby* I know insane is not the right word to use here. I apologise for the ableist term. I'm just so angry that I can't work out what to say.
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