{"id":2256,"date":"2006-04-14T09:49:10","date_gmt":"2006-04-14T16:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amptoons.com\/blog\/archives\/2006\/04\/14\/the-spectacle-of-it-all\/"},"modified":"2006-04-14T09:49:10","modified_gmt":"2006-04-14T16:49:10","slug":"the-spectacle-of-it-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=2256","title":{"rendered":"The Spectacle Of It All"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Duke alleged<\/em> rape case is getting a lot of attention in the media and on blogging sites, not because of the woman and the violence she suffered, but because the players are white. Therefore, this case makes the headlines almost everyday since the players privilege<\/strong> and whiteness<\/strong> is threatened with the possibility of jail time or having to register as sex offenders. So I keep asking myself, are we only engaged in this incident because the media has hyped up the issues of color?<\/p>\n

Last year, a number of black women were raped, assaulted, beaten, burned to death, and were kidnapped by other men of color. However, the media gave little, if any attention to those incidents.
\nWhy are we only important when whites are involved?<\/p>\n

In some ways, this case has become an argument of DNA samples, lacrosse, strippers, and defense lawyers–instead of the real issue, which is violence against women. Violence that is committed against female bodies on a daily basis. It saddens me that even in the discussions on my blog<\/a>, this incident has been reduced to whether or not she had a broom shoved up inside of her. It seems to me that we are not using this as an example to critique the reasons why so many women are raped\/assaulted. Instead, it’s like a damn sports event where we are taking sides and rooting for each side based on DNA samples or statistics of how many women lie<\/em> about being raped.<\/p>\n

Black women and other women are being raped daily<\/a>, possibly right now as you read this and as I type it. Where are the numerous blogs dedicated to them? Have I also given into the hype?<\/p>\n

It is very disturbing that this case has become reminiscent of the O.J. trial where black “truth” is positioned in opposition to white “truth.” If this were a team of men of color and another woman of color, would the media have given it this much attention? Would other bloggers have given it this much attention? No. Of course not–although I would hope otherwise, but that is the reality of this situation.<\/p>\n

After this spectacle has been long gone, will we all continue to fight against violence committed against women’s bodies, or will we only blog about it when the next case happens? I am asking this question in all seriousness because this event is not just a one time thing–IT HAPPENS ALL OF THE TIME–we must remember that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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