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

[Alexandra Tse]

please feel free to share everyone! This outrage needs to be spread far and wide! 


- Alex 
PS Alessa is a fake fb name! :) 

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From: "sarah khan" <sarahkhn841 at gmail.com> 
To: wamvan at lists.resist.ca 
Sent: Friday, 15 February, 2013 10:22:55 
Subject: Re: [Wamvan] Sexist coverage of Steenkamp murder--discuss! 


Hi Alessa, 
Is it okay if could share your comment on my feminist club facebook page? 

Sarah 


On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 10:11 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: 

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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+ 
Thanks Alessa for bringing this to discussion! 

Joanna 


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WAM! Vancouver 






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