Jussie Smollett's Dagger in the Heart of Crime Victims

An Actual Victim of a Hate Crime

One can only wonder if money changed hands in the Jussie Smollett case of engineering a his own hate crime. There seems like there was plenty of evidence to believe beyond a reasonable doubt that he did it. The prosecutors in the Smollett case may not have wanted to touch this case because the Chicago's history of their police brutalizing innocent black men. Whatever the reason, the damage is done. Actual victims of crime, who already are frightened to confront perpetrators, will now reckon with, 'why bother, no one will believe me anyway'.

Every victim of a real crime knows this routine: men in power and people of means know how to circumvent the legal system. This is precisely why real victims of crime do not come forward. What Jussie Smollett's case has done is reinforce stereotypes espoused by Trump and other perpetrators: that they are the victim here. Smollett's case is even more deplorable because of being an openly gay African American and having media visibility. Women and minority victims already face incredible obstacles in the criminal prosecution of their offenders. This is a phenomenal setback for all victims of crime not matter what their race, gender, sexual orientation, or religion is. 

I am not a fan of 'Empire' nor will I be now that they are welcoming him back with open arms. They are his institutional co-conspirators in the decline of justice. Mr. Smollett got what he wanted in designing his victimization: more media coverage and probably a raise. But he will not be so easily released from his karmic debt of falsifying his victimization for fame and fortune. 

My only suggestion is that everyone boycott 'Empire' until he is terminated from employment. 

Misogynist of the Year Award Goes to: Tucker Carlson

'Below are some of Carlson's comments, transcribed by Media Matters for America, that are triggering calls for an advertiser boycott:

• "I am not defending underage marriage at all. I just don't think it's the same thing exactly as pulling a child from a bus stop and sexually assaulting that child."
• "I'll tell you one thing that can be done immediately is to eliminate rape shield laws ... we always had these feminists on who kind of, 'Well, because no one would ever report rape.' Really? I don't know. Women seem to be adults to me. I mean, in other words, if you are grievously injured by another person, it's not your fault. I don't understand why, if you're an adult, you just can't get up and say, 'This is what the person did to me.'"
• "I got to be honest with you. I don't like [Supreme Court justice Elena Kagan] and I wouldn't vote to confirm her if I were a U.S. senator. But I do feel sorry for her in that way. I feel sorry for unattractive women. I mean it's nothing they did. You know, she didn't. Nobody deserves that. And men are just mean."
• "You debate politics with a woman and just go — just full blown out there, especially feminism. If you're talking to a feminist, and she's given you, "Well, men really need to be more sensitive," [say] no, actually, men don't need to be more sensitive. You just need to be quiet and kind of do what you're told."
• "Because [women] hate weakness. They're like dogs that way. They can smell it on you, and they have contempt for it; they'll bite you.
• "I mean, I love women, but they're extremely primitive, they're basic, they're not that hard to understand. And one of the things they hate more than anything is weakness in a man." -CBS News

Runner Up Misogynist of the Year: Donny Trump, Jr.

   

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This is how to handle the outrage mob. Remember, even the most sincere apology means nothing to them. They want to break and ruin you. That’s their end goal.

And the GOP wonders why there is a 'me, too' movement and a Women's March. Yes, we are outraged, offended, disgusted, and are united in no longer putting up with abusive behavior and speech towards all women.