2014年11月12日 星期三

Week3:California killer

California killer's misogynist rants inspire #YesAllWomen


(CNN) -- Elliot Rodger's journal is filled with lengthy diatribes against women.

While his crimes have reignited a debate over gun control and mental health care, his misogynistic language has sparked discussion about the continuing sexism women face each day.

Thousands of women have used Twitter to express their solidarity in response to Rodger's hate-filled rants that led to him killing four men and two women Friday night.
The hashtag #YesAllWomen was used more than 1 million times since Saturday when people got a closer look into the killer's thoughts in the journal and a YouTube video he posted the day before his attacks.

Since it started, there are tweets about rape, feminism, harassment and women's rights with the same hashtag.

"There was a familiarity in that language that really hit home for a lot of women who live with this implicit threat of danger all the time," the founder of THEli.st, Rachel Sklar, told CNN. "There is just an extra layer of danger implicit in being a woman that this really taps into."

Website:
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/05/26/us/yesallwomen-tweets/index.html?iref=allsearch

Structure
Who: the people on the Internet
When: after the “California killer” incident
Where: on the Internet
What: people are furious about the “California killer” incident, starting hashtag #YesAllWomen to raise the awareness

Key words:
Misogynist (n)厭惡
Diatribe (n)謾罵
Reignite (v)重燃
Solidarity (n)團結

Implicit (a)含蓄的

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  1. I think he shouldn't have a grudge against some women to kill others female people who were innocent.

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