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Could we mark the description of these actions hidden, nsfw or at least add a warning? It is far too brutal.
It says "gang rape" in the title. If you dont want to read about gang rape then dont click on a post that says gang rape.
True but the point is that the media aren't calling it rape, so the discussion may not need to divulge all the brutality. A spoiler tag could be used and you can choose to read about it or choose to believe it's rape without reading about it and then both go on to discuss the media and their cowardice.
That's a fuckin weird take tbh.
It's news, if it weren't informative it wouldn't be news.
"14 dead in house fire" clicks link "omg they're talking about people dying in a fire! How could I have known this would happen?!"
The post isn't "here's a story about rape", the post is "Western media are downplaying what is rape", it's about the media.
And you somehow thought there wouldn't be discussion about why it's gang rape and not let's say sexual assault?
That can all be had without brutal details, plus details can be hidden behind spoilers. It's not that hard.
Sure it just wouldn't be as valuable. The details are what was important specifically the fact that media is pulling punches on it implying the author would not be doing that.
Spoiler tag is very useful in this case. No need to traumatize or retraumatize everyone.
I think the word rape might be the spoiler tag if reading about rape might be traumatizing to you.
Yes, the point is the media aren't calling it rape. THAT IS THE POINT. Congratulations.
Yeah I know
No. Hiding this is what Israel wants. Shout it to the world.
They mean an NSFW tag (standard practice for social media) or CW (content warning) (standard practice for Lemmy).
I wholeheartedly agree though, it shouldn't be hidden. I'm also not opposed to warning people about triggering content on a social network where people who have such trauma tend to flock because their concerns are addressed better.
i'm not sure how "[CW: gang rape] Western Media Won’t Call IDF Gang Rape What It Is" would be more effective than just leaving off the content warning. The warning is right there in the title.
filter out those words if you're too sensitive for it
Fuck off this isn't fking Facebook