Absolutely, and oh my gosh this is Jezebel for you. I have said it before (sorry for being broken record), but Jezebel does a terrible job in the way it reports on, or handles any material relating to the global South. The site is full to the brim with reductive, intolerant, pieces regarding the developing world that…

Let me ask a blunt question about these western countries. How is it they can scrape out every last diamond and drop of oil but can’t be bothered to help the human element they’re stepping over?

I think it’s fatuous to suggest that a lack of resources or money is the reason why 15.8 million American children are living in food-insecure homes. It would absolutely be possible for the US to adequately feed and house all its citizens — what it lacks is the political willpower. (It’s not a coincidence, by the way,…

i agree 100% on all of your posts for this thread. the article (and some comments) seems to try humor about an otherwise incredibly depressing subject. did the author not read about the recent incident with 400+ people missing/thought dead in their attempt to reach europe by boat? these are people. nothing is funny…

Oh yes you did. Right in your post to Cosima at 7:21 this evening.
“Both of them were in same country originally and were getting into Spain. I feel bad for them that their situation was desperate but no excuse to do that to a child.”
But it seems from your responses to everyone suggesting there may well be a…

Considering some of the nastiness going down in Libya and other places right now, I’m not sure the dad was totally wrong to do this. Considering how dangerous the trip is by boat, he probably thought the kid was safer in a carry on.

I would agree with you if this father and son were from the US or Europe. Who are we to speculate on what they were trying to get away from? These aren’t spoiled westerners who didn’t want to buy an extra ticket for their kid because they couldn’t find a babysitter while they went on vacation. This dad might have been…

Thank you for saying it so eloquently. There was a report that came out this week that there are at least 38 million refugees in the world right now. 38 million. And every one of them is in a desperate situation. Every day that goes by is a lost chance for work, education, and a better life. It’s a humanitarian crisis…

If the situation at home is as dangerous as putting your child in a suitcase (which is very dangerous), you might do the same. Not everyone has the luxury of a safe country. Poor Latin Americans, from countries like Honduras, El Salvador, etc., take their kids on routes just as dangerous all the time. It's a…

My country is one of the “border states” which is fortress europe speak for countries on the edge of the EU which are the final stops for migrants from Africa before they get to “europe proper”, which means that if, by some miracle, they do get into the EU, and then get deported, they get deported here. There are…

As I’ve again proved to you he was going to Gran Canaria not Ceuta that was first place, but keep being ignorant.

I’m European, those migrants are going to Italy who drowned not Spain and aren’t from CIV.

She agreed to their plan, but she didn’t concoct the scheme herself. If you want to blame someone, I’d suggest the father.

They were going into Ceuta, which is a Spanish territory next to Morocco.

Land border from Morocco to Spain. Geography not a strong point of yours?

Depending on their background, living in Ivory Coast would probably be more traumatizing than temporarily being stuck in a suitcase.

What a great way of completely missing the point and making this article about a stupid girl and a stupid kid and not shedding any light on the horrific situation in which immigrants from Africa find themselves when trying to cross to Europe. This is a story about a little boy and his father desperately trying to make…

The father was a resident of Spain, but his son was not. I’m sure he thought he was making the right choice to be able to raise his son in Spain, rather than Ivory Coast. Not to detract at all from how traumatizing it must have been for the little boy, but I think the context here is important, and it’s missing from…

God damn that picture is creepy.

I kinda think Rose McGowan and Vanilla Ice should go out with each other! And make a reality show about it. I have no shame, I would watch that.