TW: violence against girls, racism
Two news stories about the horrific abuse of Black girls highlight the intersection of racism and misogyny, and the ways Black girls are "adultified."
Please be aware that I'm not sharing pics but both incidents involve awful brutality.
Two news stories about the horrific abuse of Black girls highlight the intersection of racism and misogyny, and the ways Black girls are "adultified."
Please be aware that I'm not sharing pics but both incidents involve awful brutality.
A 10yo girl is in hospital with serious injuries after a man grabbed and punched her several times in the face and head, and dragged her several metres, as she was walking home from school with friends on Monday. Bystanders intervened & flagged down police cbc.ca/news/canada/mo…
"We are very, very shaken by stress," the girl's aunt, told reporters at the Montreal courthouse where the man appeared
"The reason we're here today is that we want to make sure that this monster will not be released...This man is a danger to the public."
"The reason we're here today is that we want to make sure that this monster will not be released...This man is a danger to the public."
“This truly shocking case is indicative of the adultification of Black children routinely taken by authorities."
A Black girl who was strip searched by police at school while on her period In 2020 has spoken of her trauma. thedailybeast.com/traumatized-ch…
A Black girl who was strip searched by police at school while on her period In 2020 has spoken of her trauma. thedailybeast.com/traumatized-ch…
In the middle of an exam, teachers accused her of "smelling like pot" and although a search of her bag and clothes revealed no drugs, they still called the police who stip searched her without contacting her family and with no one other than police present.
“Someone walked into the school, where I was supposed to feel safe, took me away from the people who were supposed to protect me and stripped me naked, while on my period,” Child Q said.
Officers who were investigated over incident remain on full duties. theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/m…
Officers who were investigated over incident remain on full duties. theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/m…
“This was not treated as a safeguarding issue but a criminal matter,” the girl’s mother said in the statement. “Professionals treated her as an adult. She was searched as an adult. Is it because of her skin? Her hair? Why her?”
“This truly shocking case is indicative of the adultification of Black children routinely taken by authorities,” family attorney Chanel Dolcy said. “It is unlikely that [the child] would have been treated in this humiliating and degrading way had she not been Black.”
According to a study published in 2017 by Georgetown Law’s Center on Poverty and Inequality, as early as age five, young Black girls in the United States of America are viewed less as children and more like adults when it comes to discipline in schools. cnn.com/2017/06/28/hea…
“If our public systems, such as schools and the juvenile justice system, view black girls as older and less innocent, they may be targeted for unfair treatment in ways that effectively erase their childhood,” Rebecca Epstein, lead author of the report.
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