Have you noticed how much conservatives have been parasitically feeding off of radical feminist positions? I think at this point we’ve all noticed how they used gender critical feminists as a stepping stone to go full circle into gender roles again (Matt Walsh especially). Now, they’re finally paying attention to the child rape gangs in England and are pretending that radfems like Julie Bindel weren’t the ones breaking that story more than a decade ago. They feed off of us then turn around and ask “Where were the feminists when this happened?”
You might've been able to guess based on the channel poll, but I'm working on a script about the grooming gangs now- though admittedly, it's been longer than I hoped because I'm not as familiar with the U.K. and their politics. The weaponization of feminism as being the source of 'so openminded your brain fell out' doesn't surprise me though.
One can argue that the population of white people in the UK is much larger than the minority population, and thus, one could expect a greater number of perpetrators to be white. The real question is whether there is a higher prevalence of sexual exploitation by the Asian community in comparison to other racial groups; perhaps an even better examination would be of immigration status, religion, and prevalence of misogynistic beliefs. But are those factors really important? In each case, the majority of perpetrators are men, and their victims are children and girls. One must also wonder if the racism excuse was merely that- an excuse for incompetence and a lack of care about girls. Girls were arrested for being intoxicated, for disorderly conduct, their reports of abuse ignored, the threats they faced and reported treated as nothing; some involved said that they did nothing because they didn’t recognize grooming. But they did. They recognized that preteens and children with large groups of unrelated men, catching taxis late at night, and having sex were victims of abuse. They just didn’t care. Many of them got away with no repercussions by resigning. Others received only fines or citations. In the aftermath of this case, the men who actively groomed these girls may have been punished, but what of the system that failed them so utterly horribly.
The report notes that:
"Several people interviewed expressed the general view that ethnic considerations had influenced the policy response of the Council and the Police, rather than in individual cases. One example was given by the Risky Business project Manager (1997- 2012) who reported that she was told not to refer to the ethnic origins of perpetrators when carrying out training. Other staff in children’s social care said that when writing reports on CSE cases, they were advised by their managers to be cautious about referring to the ethnicity of the perpetrators. Several councillors interviewed believed that by opening up these issues they could be 'giving oxygen' to racist perspectives that might in turn attract extremist political groups and threaten community cohesion” (OBE).
This illustrates the continual belief that racism is worse than misogyny, despite misogyny impacting a larger population more consistently throughout history, and until today. It also notes the racism inherent in not investigating these claims, as it ignores that if this abuse happens openly to women and girls, then it stands to reason that it occurs within the community as well. However, by portraying this abuse as normal or cultural, it excuses the abuse of women of Asian heritage as well. Misogyny may be a part of a culture, but that is no excuse for abiding by it. Absolute morals exist, and conducting harm to others is inexcusable, especially in the context of a society which has agreed upon and outlawed such treatment. Refusal to investigate out of fear of being perceived as racist illustrates the existence of a protected class via victim economy. White people are most privileged, so the minority group faces unfair treatment and thus must be protected. The role that sex, and class plays in treatment and vulnerabilities goes unnoted and unaddressed, leaving women and children in danger of abuse- women and children of all races.
Although intended to prevent the fanning of the flames, the treatment of race in this case only furthered racial tensions as claims of differing treatment were proven right. This in turn has impacted the public perception of immigration, a concern common in many countries at this point in time.
As Julie Bindel notes, “Partly as a result of liberal Leftists refusing to engage with the grooming gang phenomenon in case they offended the multiculturalists, bona fide racists took the story and ran with it, distorting it to the point where child sexual abuse was ignored in favour of a narrative about immigration.” Fears of racism and fueling conflict could have perhaps been stopped at the start- if only the suffering of working class girls was taken seriously.
