There are 30,000 people in cyberspace who think that violence against women is a joke.
I spent much of the past few days lobbying my friends and twitter contacts to help report this group to facebook's attention, and eventually (today) it seems the group has been shut down.
No sooner had this happened than a quick search on facebook for "punch women" revealed that new groups promoting violence against women are popping up all the time.
I think the crucial victory in the Adebanjo case is that people stood up against him through a variety of social media campaigns and the university itself took pains to email everyone who complained saying that they do not condone what Adebanjo did.
If we are to continue the mission to stop violence against women we need your help stopping these people before they get out of control. It's group-think insanity movements like Adebanjo's that brought Hitler to power. In this day and age, if you are ethically minded and have a good heart, you can stop hatred from spreading by simply lending your voice to protests through social media and writing to those who have the power to do something.
Thank you, all of you, the every day heroes who stand up against hatred and persist in the face of violent stupidity. You are the inspiration that makes me believe we can stop violence against women.
The thing I find upsetting is that this kid "didn't get it." I reported him to his school and some people, even some of those who supported our cause objected to his being held accountable. My point was this: Even if this kid was as he said, an ignorant joker, intending no harm, what of the 30,000 fans? Quite likely, a percentage of those were actual abusers whose warped perspectives were validated by these boys' "dark humor." Thanks for your work on this-it makes you an every day heroine, too!
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