{"id":3052,"date":"2015-04-29T18:42:36","date_gmt":"2015-04-29T22:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/healwritenow.com\/?p=3052"},"modified":"2015-05-05T05:21:59","modified_gmt":"2015-05-05T09:21:59","slug":"just-another-pissed-off-middle-aged-feminist-survivor-wondering-when-the-screams-of-girls-will-be-heard-i-already-know-you-dont-care-are-sick-of-hearing-about-the-whole-half-the-population","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healwritenow.com\/just-another-pissed-off-middle-aged-feminist-survivor-wondering-when-the-screams-of-girls-will-be-heard-i-already-know-you-dont-care-are-sick-of-hearing-about-the-whole-half-the-population\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Don&#8217;t We Care About Real Violence as Much as Staged Fights?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>I don\u2019t plan on going through my day recounting\u00a0the Mayweather and Pacquiao fight or discussing\u00a0if it was as exciting as expected with the lack of direct hits, punches or knock outs.<\/h3>\n<p>Not when the nation has just heard the news of three teens who were kidnapped, raped, starved, chained and held captive for over a decade.<\/p>\n<p>All female.<\/p>\n<p>Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight are their names. Robin Roberts interviewed Berry, age 29, and De Jesus, now 25, on a 20\/20 special which aired last week.<\/p>\n<p>Even though we\u2019ve witnessed the ubiquitous power of the media this week regarding \u201cthe fight\u201d, the situation of these girls is still\u00a0not being discussed, dissected and relieved in the public sphere? Nope.<\/p>\n<p>Their story\u00a0didn\u2019t get nearly as much coverage as the pretend violence people pay to pay attention to when it\u2019s male on male, staged and lucrative.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m unsettled, angry and wondering:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How can so many girls remain unsafe in their own skin, homes, neighborhoods, schools and American society?<\/li>\n<li>Will it ever be possible to be safe to be walking while female?<\/li>\n<li>When will the safety and lives of girls matter more to more people?<\/li>\n<li>Will the fight for the safety of girls and women ever get as much attention as the fight between two men in a ring? <a href=\"I%20don\u2019t plan on going through my day recounting the Mayweather and Pacquiao fight or discussing if it was as exciting as expected with the lack of direct hits, punches or knock outs.  Not when the nation has just heard the news of three teens who were kidnapped, raped, starved, chained and held captive for over a decade.  All female.  Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight are their names. Robin Roberts interviewed Berry, age 29, and De Jesus, now 25, on a 20\/20 special which aired last week.  Even though we\u2019ve witnessed the ubiquitous power of the media this week regarding \u201cthe fight\u201d, the situation of these girls is still not being discussed, dissected and relieved in the public sphere? Nope.  Their story didn\u2019t get nearly as much coverage as the pretend violence people pay to pay attention to when it\u2019s male on male, staged and lucrative.  I\u2019m unsettled, angry and wondering:  How can so many girls remain unsafe in their own skin, homes, neighborhoods, schools and American society? Will it ever be possible to be safe to be walking while female? When will the safety and lives of girls matter more to more people? Will the fight for the safety of girls and women ever get as much attention as the fight between two men in a ring?\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Read More<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>http:\/\/www.elephantjournal.com\/2015\/05\/mayweather-vs-pacquiao-castro-vs-3-teenagers\/<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I don\u2019t plan on going through my day recounting\u00a0the Mayweather and Pacquiao fight or discussing\u00a0if it was as exciting as expected with the lack of direct hits, punches or knock outs. 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