The "genre of women"

by M. Stewart

There must be something about 11-year-old girls that inspire gang rapists. First it was Texas, and now another incident of teen gang rape has come to light in California.

In the apparently unrelated Texas incident, as many as 20 teens and adults gang raped a sixth-grade girl after she was taken to an abandoned trailer last Thanksgiving. The California incident occurred in a park restroom, where an unspecified number of male teenagers cornered their prey.

Hena Akhter

Those responsible are said to be members of a teen gang known as the “Southside Mafia.” Members are said to wear “skinny” jeans and ride skateboards. 

Across the seas in Bangladesh, a local Muslim imam sentenced a 14-year-old girl to receive 101 cane lashings after she was accused of adultery. Unfortunately for her torturers, the girl collapsed after just 70 lashes and later died from her injuries. Local medical authorities ruled that the cause of death was suicide.

It seems that a married woman observed the girl talking to her husband, which is all it takes in Bangladesh to become an adulteress. It was later discovered that the young girl was gagged, beaten, and raped by the husband (and victim's cousin) in a bathroom stall. The confusion came when his wife walked in on the scene and saw them “talking.” 

Snookie

But why should we worry about the problems of common folk when there are rich and famous people to discuss? Rutgers University students affirmed the decline of advanced civilization by inviting someone named “Snookie” not to speak at the university, but to conduct two “Q/A sessions” on campus. “Snookie," who is described as a "reality star," was paid $32,000 for her efforts.  

Nobel Prize-winning novelist Toni Morrison will be paid $2,000 less than “Snookie” for delivering the commencement speech at Rutgers this coming May. How many Rutgers graduates do you think will know who Toni Morrison is when she takes the podium? How many do you think know who “Snookie” is?

Fox News has hired yet another potential presidential candidate as a commenter. This time it’s New York City rich man Donald Trump, who so far has made his mark in the world of politics by announcing that he is a “birther.” We need to remember, however, that Trump speaks for the common people when he's on Fox.

Michele Bachman

I know Mr. Trump is a man, but the segue is Fox News, which also reports that Tea Party darling Michele Bachman—the Sarah Palin of the Midwest—has raised more money than dead white male Mitt Romney to fund her race to power. Perhaps Bachman should contact “Snookie” to run as her VP on the Tea Party ticket. These women are far removed from the world of gang rape and religious murder. Instead, they are free to discuss the evils of government and whatever it is that Snookie finds interesting.   

Britney Spears

With the economy in steady recovery, it appears that the big national issues for Republicans will be light bulbs and toilets. According to leading Tea Party Repubs, real Americans have had all they’re going to take of those sissy energy-saving light bulbs and water-saving toilets. We need to get back to wasting as much energy and water as possible. After all, waste and conspicuous consumption are the birthrights of every American.

Finally, on the cultural front, the big news in American music this week is the return of Britney Spears to the pop scene. According to what I’ve read, Bouncy Brit's new album, Femme Fatale, includes a hit single titled “He About to Lose Me.” Critics have called the new music "innovative" and "ground-breaking."

Referring to something she calls the “genre of women,” Spears was quoted as saying, “I feel like the genre of women today musically is just astounding. I feel like we actually need to come together and do a song that speaks for itself and actually shows how much power we do have.”