Thursday, February 17, 2011

Nir Rosin and Anderson Cooper

I enjoy a good, self-righteous takedown (back when I was still watching, it was what I loved about The Daily Show.)
Cooper is so my hero for taking this guy down, systematically, piece by piece, letting every lie get an individual tearing apart. Rosin says he's sorry, but watch how he fails to actually be sorry by getting defensive and nasty about it.
Rosin says that she is going to get all the attention because she is white and famous. He's right, but the tweets don't actually say this. They don't actually point out that as sad as Logan's assault was, millions of women are assulted and go unreported and heard. But the moment you make a judgement, personally, on Twitter, over who's rape deserves more coverage or sympathy, you are placing a judgement on what women's bodies are more valuable and worthy. That's not okay either.
I'm bothered by Rosin's implication in the second tweet that it would be fun for Cooper, who is out as a gay man, to be raped. Rape is not okay. Ever. And it's really not okay to think that the rape of those who are politically marginalized (including women and gay men).
As a final note: Cooper's laugh.  He's taking no prisoners!

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