Friday, November 29, 2013
Great-grandad Mick's ever growing dynasty: Four exes, seven children, four grandkids and a great-grandchild on the way | Mail Online - Anyone who doubts Sir Mick Jagger is an old-fashioned family man at heart need look no further than the once modest beachside villa he owns on the Caribbean island of Mustique.
In America, college football stars like Jameis Winston can do no wrong | Diane Roberts - TheGuardian.com - (Excerpts) Just because an athlete performs miracles on the field doesn't mean he's a saint off of it. The story of Jameis Winston is yet another example of how quickly a town – and frankly an entire nation – want desperately to side with a football star. --- In any case, the young woman, also a student at Florida State (or she was until she left campus earlier this year) is getting trashed all over the place: on sports sites, in newspaper comment sections, in bars where fans hang out. She's being called a "ho", a "liar", a "groupie". FSU is on the cusp of greatness, an undefeated season. What if this chick goes and ruins everything? --- As many point out, he hasn't yet been charged, much less found guilty of anything. But neither has the woman who says she was raped. Winston's getting the love; she's being called a slut. In this culture, playing top-tier football confers a layer of privilege not accorded ordinary guys, especially ordinary young African American guys.
Jameis Winston: The sexual assault allegations against the Florida State quarterback fit a familiar, disturbing pattern. - Slate.com - Emily Bazelon - The sexual assault allegations against Florida State’s Jameis Winston fit a familiar, disturbing pattern.
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