A newly visible, toxic misogyny arises in Britain
Something very peculiar is happening in Britain. There is a newly visible toxicity in its institutions, particularly the police and the army. If it was lurking beneath the surface before, now it has emerged, a rough beast slouching into the light. The beast is misogyny, a wave of which has gripped our news cycle with appalling force, part-eclipsing even the COP26 climate conference.
In the past week in London, two Metropolitan Police officers admitted photographing the bodies of two sisters, Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman, murdered in a park last year while celebrating a birthday. The officers superimposed their own heads onto those of the victims, and shared their creations on WhatsApp with 42 colleagues.… Seguir leyendo »