[Wamvan] Sexist coverage of Steenkamp murder--discuss!

[Joanna Chiu]

And this is a part of the wider eroticization of violence against women in
mainstream media. Awful.

On Sat, Feb 16, 2013 at 2:13 AM, Joanna Chiu <chiu.joanna5 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Not just Vancouver Sun at all. It's been media across the board. I think
> this AP story is one of the worst. And it's a wire story! The lead starts
> with a defense of the accused, and then:
>
> "Linked to a number of women by the South African media, Pistorius and
> Steenkamp were first seen together publicly in November. She was named one
> of the world’s 100 Sexiest Women for two years running by the men’s
> magazine FHM.
>
> The leggy blonde with a law degree also appeared in international and
> South African ads and was a celebrity contestant on “Tropika Island of
> Treasure,” a South African reality show filmed in Jamaica."
>
>
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/police-double-amputee-olympian-oscar-pistorius-involved-in-shooting-at-home-woman-dead/2013/02/14/26860c76-767b-11e2-b102-948929030e64_story_1.html
>
>
> I'm so pissed, and so glad there's a WAM community to turn to in moments
> like this.
>
>
> On Sat, Feb 16, 2013 at 2:11 AM, Jarrah <jarrahhodge at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I loved Alessa's comment.
>>
>> This piece by Marina Hyde in The Guardian also addresses the coverage -
>> apparently The Vancouver Sun wasn't the only one to focus on Reeva
>> Steenkamp's looks:
>> http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/feb/15/reeva-steenkamp-body-on-front-page
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 10:01 AM, Joanna Chiu <chiu.joanna5 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Alessa, one of WAM! Vancouver members, posted this on her facebook, and
>>> said it's okay for me to share her comment with you all. I'd like to hear
>>> what other WAMmers think. Are bikini photos and characterization of
>>> Steenkamp as a "blonde with brains" acceptable in coverage of her murder
>>> case?
>>>
>>> Alessa: "Hello newspapers across the globe: When a woman has been
>>> brutally murdered by her boyfriend, DO NOT make the story about how hot she
>>> is and then post lots of accompanying bikini photos. The story is about
>>> violence against women, period.
>>> It's beyond tasteless. Murder stories are not sexy."
>>>
>>> http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Photos+Slain+bombshell+Reeva+Steenkamp+Oscar+Pistorius+girlfriend+
>>> <http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Photos+Slain+bombshell+Reeva+Steenkamp+Oscar+Pistorius+girlfriend+model+activist+school+graduate/7965586/story.html>
>>> Thanks Alessa for bringing this to discussion!
>>>
>>> Joanna
>>>
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