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(Clicky)Good reasons why I hate all your news stories about kids

piveypivey member
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being abused or killed...but most of all the sexual abuse ones. Because, beyond being disturbing and spreading negativity, while you may think you are viewing the information as news, really news is entertainment. And there is nothing entertaining about abuse of any form, especially not that involving children.

Furthermore, for those here who, as children may have been abused, sexually or physically, it is insensitive to say the least. 

So seriously, I we beseech you to NOT post those stories. If people really want to hear about that stuff they can seek it themselves.

 

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  • kaylenpar1kaylenpar1 member
    I would very much prefer that those things are no longer posted.  I try to never look at them, but it's much better if they're not posted at all. 
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  • KatieRL1979KatieRL1979
    SS - they bother me so I don't even read the posts.
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  • emiliemadisonemiliemadison member
    The ONLY time I think anything related to the abuse of a child is news worthy is when there is a man-hunt for the abuser and it's prudent that the public is informed both for public safety and to help find the person. Otherwise I completely agree, it's not news, it's just sick entertainment.
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  • ImpatientgalImpatientgal

    I voted before you added the other options. I read the warning- when there is one. I determine what I want to read. If I don't want to read it, I don't.

    I don't care whether it gets posted- I just want a warning that matches the level of caution for reading it with the level of atrocity in the the story. Sometimes a horrific story is prefaced with "warning- this is disturbing." Well so is my face in the mirror in the morning- I need more to go on than that. kwim?

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  • pkate98pkate98
    or at the very least, could we figure out a code word to post in the title so that we know what kind of content is in the post?  I read the post not knowing it was about abuse.  Angry
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  • yo.mamayo.mama member
    I wish people just wouldn't post it. I see the warning, and I know immediately some poor child has been killed or harmed and it makes me feel so hopeless and depressed. I don't watch the news, and I try to stick to websites that concentrate on political news, so I can avoid even knowing that these horrible things happen, let alone how it happened and to whom it happened to. I know it's burying my head in the sand, but I can't risk falling into a depression.
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  • purplepugglespurplepuggles

    honestly, i think it is important to be aware of what is going on in the world, even if it is tragic and heartbreaking. i don't want my child growing up in a bubble, nor do i want to be the ignorant momma whose child ends up hurt because she wasn't aware of the world. besides, if we bury our heads in the sand, who is going to stand up for the abused, the oppressed, the neglected? i am not comfortable saying "someone else will do something". the world is harsh, and i feel like it is my duty as a human being to be knowledgeable of the realities of life, not hide from them.

    ETA: and i am a vicitim of childhood sexual abuse. it makes me angry also that people would choose to not hear about my pain because it was hard for them. how the hell do you think it felt to be 10 years old and molested by a family member? 

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  • yo.mamayo.mama member
    imagepurplepuggles:

    honestly, i think it is important to be aware of what is going on in the world, even if it is tragic and heartbreaking. i don't want my child growing up in a bubble, nor do i want to be the ignorant momma whose child ends up hurt because she wasn't aware of the world. besides, if we bury our heads in the sand, who is going to stand up for the abused, the oppressed, the neglected? i am not comfortable saying "someone else will do something". the world is harsh, and i feel like it is my duty as a human being to be knowledgeable of the realities of life, not hide from them.

    ETA: and i am a vicitim of childhood sexual abuse. it makes me angry also that people would choose to not hear about my pain because it was hard for them. how the hell do you think it felt to be 10 years old and molested by a family member? 

    I think there's a difference between being aware these things happen, and hearing about them over and over on the news

    Do I really need to hear about your pain or another person's? There are certainly people who need to know: the victim's family, the police, and other important adults in that person's life. There should be campaigns to help people realize these things happen, signs to look for, and precautions to take. This comes from advocacy groups. I don't think I learn anything remotely helpful from news stories.

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  • purplepugglespurplepuggles
    imageyo.mama:
    imagepurplepuggles:

    honestly, i think it is important to be aware of what is going on in the world, even if it is tragic and heartbreaking. i don't want my child growing up in a bubble, nor do i want to be the ignorant momma whose child ends up hurt because she wasn't aware of the world. besides, if we bury our heads in the sand, who is going to stand up for the abused, the oppressed, the neglected? i am not comfortable saying "someone else will do something". the world is harsh, and i feel like it is my duty as a human being to be knowledgeable of the realities of life, not hide from them.

    ETA: and i am a vicitim of childhood sexual abuse. it makes me angry also that people would choose to not hear about my pain because it was hard for them. how the hell do you think it felt to be 10 years old and molested by a family member? 

    I think there's a difference between being aware these things happen, and hearing about them over and over on the news

    Do I really need to hear about your pain or another person's? There are certainly people who need to know: the victim's family, the police, and other important adults in that person's life. There should be campaigns to help people realize these things happen, signs to look for, and precautions to take. This comes from advocacy groups. I don't think I learn anything remotely helpful from news stories.

    yes, people DO need to hear. i know the news sensationalizes things, and has a tendency to beat things to death but honestly it is still better than burying your head in the sand.

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