A former CNN television producer has been sentenced to more than 19 years in prison after pleading guilty to coercing a 9-year-old girl into illegal sexual acts
  • maynarkh@feddit.nlEnglish
    5·
    2 years ago

    Sentence is correct, but the article title sire does pussyfoot around the word rape.

    • Fisk400@beehaw.orgEnglish
      3·
      2 years ago

      I think it’s the same problem as youtube. Words like rape and pedophile lowers ad value on the article.

    • cavemeat@beehaw.orgEnglish
      2·
      2 years ago

      Aw man, I didn’t notice until you pointed it out. Why is news media always so reluctant to say rape even when the rapist has been convicted?

      • gurmif@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        1·
        2 years ago

        IMO, we need different words, just like we have different terms for murder (first degree second degree, manslaughter, etc). To me “rape” means “dragged violently into an alley and forcefully peenetrated”, not the myriad of other circumstances of questionable/lack of consent.