A young woman and Virginia Tech student attending a Metallica concert was separated from her friends and hasn't been seen since. You can find this story on most websites, and Metallica is offering a reward worth about $50,ooo on theirs. What I found disturbing with this particular posting of the story was the comments people were leaving with it. Granted, Perez Hilton's site might not attract the brightest followers, but I cannot believe how many people were so quick to blame the victim. There are numerous comments stating that the missing girl was dressed "like a slut" and deserved to be picked up/taken.
This attitude toward the missing woman reminded me of the movie Dreamworlds. Many people are objectifying this woman and acting as though her life has no worth beyond that of a sex toy. She dressed up the way that our culture dictates a young woman would dress for a hard rock concert and now there are people that believe she deserves to be attacked for it? Shame on all of them!
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