Heh - no need to take my word for it. You could, you know, look defamation up, (specifically "libel" in this instance.)

Perhaps I can assist. Defamation lowers someone's reputation. Describing someone as a "master manipulator" is grounds for litigation.

Lawyer here. I agree with Paullsclosed that the author is attempting to avoid a defamation suit by withholding names.

Totes. Anyone dude who dates a model half his age earns an automatic assumption for emotional manipulation. Gross B Coop is gross.

Sure, np. It's a caricature because it permits members of "developed" countries to apply to diverse populations an interchangeable and monolithic stereotype of "brown women" in "developing" countries in a way that grossly exaggerate certain instances and otherwise misrepresents many and varied experiences.

Accurate representations, as opposed to interchangeable stereotypes of "brown women", are always appropriate.

America because Freedom except when you are Disagree.

It's about respect. For diverse cultures, including that of the kidnapped girls, by not resorting to homogenous, caricaturing and misrepresentative images of women of colour.

No, the photo composition is also a problem.

"awareness trumps engineered misrepresentation"

Except that there has been a ton of awareness raising in the last week that hasn't resorted to stolen or misrepresentative images.

"outrage machine activate".

the photo is still a problem, because it's caricature-ish. it suggests that all WoC outside of westernized countries are some sort of generalized cultural monolith.

"sometimes the reaction to awareness is apathy". really?

Or dahl, as the case may be.

*soap box rant*

ooh. ad hominens! you so smart! me stuck with reason. stupid me. stupid.

yay, violence against women when you don't agree. nice one, dad.

heh. No one is disagreeing that you just "can't with this", ellenjane. But when it comes to educating yourself with research, academic materials, and, heck, the opinions of muslim women themselves, smart people understand that it's important to "can".

Ha! I know, right? Me stupid. Me no understand what racism is.