Tag: children being abused

Woke Ladybird Children’s Book thought about the political correctness of the heroes of fairy tales

In classic fairy tales, there is not enough diversity in characters: the main characters are blue-eyed and fair-haired, the villains are old, love happens at first sight, and the princess, when she sees the prince, immediately takes him for a man and refers to him with a masculine pronoun. According to the Daily Mail, this worries experts at Ladybird Books, who have decided to rewrite fairy tales in the spirit of modern trends.

Suicide Epidemic sweeps through the United States

The number of Americans taking their own lives in 2021 came close to the peak seen in 2018, the CDC says. The number of Americans who committed suicide in 2021 increased to a mind-boggling 48,183, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). By comparison, 55,000 Americans died in the Vietnam War (1955-1975) and 2,500 died in the war in Afghanistan.

Out of the mouths of babes

A group of researchers asked children aged 4 to 8 the same question: ‘What does love mean?’ The answers were far more profound and extensive than anyone could possibly imagine. And this broadens our understanding of love, and takes it beyond love-sex between a man and a woman.

Vatican investigating Sex Party in Cathedral

There was a priest, the dirty beast: Before taking his own life over sex abuse allegations, a British priest reportedly organized a lockdown-defying sex and debauchery orgy. The Catholic Church is allegedly investigating allegations of a sex party that took place at the sacred St. Mary’s Cathedral in Newcastle while the rest of the UK was under strict lockdown rules, the Sunday Times reported. The probe is part of a wider Vatican inquiry into the diocese, involving multiple cases of sexual abuse.

Forgotten  Victims of Gender Violence

Quietly eloquent, my friend told me of his suicide bid that had been foiled by the unforeseen appearance of a passer-by. The near tragedy was the consequence of his being subjected to months of monosyllabic conversation and long periods of silence by his then-wife. It was not manic depression on her part; with friends and family, she maintained bright and breezy chitchat.