Idiots Participate In #ItAintRape Trending Topic

Ok, Twitter is officially da debbil and I'm sticking firm to that.

Where else can pure Brewshyt like tweeting "it ain't rape" take place and people "retweet" that garbage to their friends... especially less than two short weeks after a horrible gang rape case involving a 7 year old girl emerged from New Jersey?

If you were on Twitter early this morning, you may have caught some tweets circulating to the point of becoming a trending topic called #itaintrape. Yea, you read that right. Here's a sampling of the nonsense.

It was eventually removed as a trending topic, but people can still tweet whatever they want, so the comments continue.  Now, I'm usually not the first to holler racism when a "colorful" joke is told and I do occasionally find humor in politically incorrect jokes and the like. But, come on...when is rape ever funny?

The managing editor over at Global Grind also blogged his furor over the Twitter nonsense.  Be sure to hop over there and read his comments.

Hip Hop Takes A Stand Against Rape

Several hip hop heroes plan to speak out against the brutal gang rape of a 7 year old New Jersey girl in late March. Jay-Z is attending a rally in support of the girl in Trenton this Saturday. Russell Simmons is hosting the event which will include an appearance from the Rev. Al Sharpton and pre-taped messages from Ludacris, Chuck D. and the Poor Righteous Teachers.

The girl was raped by seven young men, ranging in age from 13 to 20, while she was under the “care” of her 15 year old step-sister. The 15 year old took an undisclosed amount of money and sold herself and the 7 year old for sex during a party on March 28th.

Here’s more on the story if you haven’t heard about it.

The 15 year old’s grandmother says the family is getting death threats from local gangs.

I'm happy to see our hip hop figures taking a stand when many simply opt to put out less than stellar messages in their music but never have a real opinion on anything important.  It's taken me a few days to even talk about this story, much less contain rage and actually form thoughts to blog about it.  I'm sure you'll have your own commentary to add and feel free to do so.  I don’t think hell has a place for these men. The devil might be too nice for them.

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Rape, The Game?

As if there isn’t enough smut in video games these days, a new game out of Tokyo called RapeLay is kicking up a sandstorm of Brewshyt.  The “game” encourages players to fondle women in crowded subway trains.  The player is encouraged to rape young women and even convince them to have abortions if they get knocked up… and thousands of gamers are playing. 

#BringBackAtari

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Brew News: Rapes On The Rise In Haiti

Adding insult to injury in Haiti, rapes are on the rise as that country’s capital city continues to recover (using that word loosely) from January’s devastating earthquake.

Women and girls (as young as 2) are reportedly being raped (some, gang raped as well) in alarmingly high numbers as many residents continue to live in tent cities as a result of the quake. Those tent cities have no lighting and there’s really not much security to speak of from the country’s police force, so when night falls, attackers target women. Adding to concerns about security are the 7,000 prisoners who escaped their jail cells during the earthquake. So, you can imagine the utter mess going on there.

Rape was already a major problem in Haiti anyway, but now there are increased concerns about higher STD and HIV rates. One in 50 Haitians are infected with HIV, the highest infection rate in the Western hemisphere.

The media may have turned off its spotlight on Haiti but the country is still in need. If you want to donate to the relief effort, click here.

Photo: UN/Marco Dormino
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