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Jennie Corsi's avatar

Michael Tracey is one of the most toxic pseudointellectuals today, disseminating wank misogyny in the guise of… I am not sure what he is masquerading as, but claiming that adolescent girls, who were groomed into prostitution are not victims, because legal age of consent bollocks, is far removed any kind of moral high ground.

The Mann Act, which Taibbi mocked on America This Week, for being outdated, was grounded in the concept that young, largely poor, women could be easily corrupted and their lives ruined by men who were essentially acting as pimps, or slave traders, in a sense.

Foucault, among other known pedophiles hiding behind intellectual dishonesty, campaigned relentlessly and successfully to reduce age of consent minimums, which opened up entire generations of girls (and now boys) for exploitation.

That doesn’t make these new legal definitions any source of morality when it comes to middle aged or especially elderly men purchasing consent from young, yes, victims, yet that is exactly the claim of Tracey and also regrettably Taibbi.

I would like to believe that Taibbi is highlighting a flaw in modern legal frameworks to call attention to their dire need of reform, but as he hasn’t framed it in this context, it seems unlikely.

katansi's avatar

Regarding Manchester, it is now less than half White British and less than half Christian. Muslim population has nearly doubled in the last 20 years iirc. It wouldn't even matter if the native population did all 100% care, they no longer carry the vote, they cannot change the state anymore by voting.

Terry's avatar

Megan and Jenny: reference is made in this podcast to the much-maligned Satanic Panic. In this connection, please see the numbers, documentation, and sourcing highlighted by Cheit's "The Witch-Hunt Narrative: Politics, Psychology, and the Sexual Abuse of Children" (0190465573)

Andrew Baldwin's avatar

Doesn't Jenny mean to say "We have had violence committed against us?"

In February 2025, Janice Fiamengo wrote an essay "Feminism and the Grooming Gangs" which is still relevant. BrShe didn't care much for Julie Blindel's reports on the subject, which she thought were tainted by her radical feminist bias. Bindel has been a declared lesbian since she was 15 years old, and it does seem strange to me that she seems to occupy such a large space in the UK in discussions of women's issues, when, let's face it, she only represents a small minority of British women.