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I was reading an article about STIs, and came across this sentence:
On the basis of their findings, the researchers estimate that more than 300,000 new cases of HSV-2 infection among women could be averted each year in the United States alone if condoms were used more consistently.
"Oh, if only condoms could be used, somehow, someway, perhaps women would not get as many STIs."
Imagine how much more clear and straightforward this would be if they used active voice and instead of passive voice. Below is my correction.
On the basis of their findings, the researchers estimate that more than 300,000 new cases of HSV-2 infection among women could be averted each year in the United States alone if men used condoms more consistently.
By simply leaving the word "men" out of statement all together, the feeling is that women need to figure out this problem, somehow, to protect ourselves, as if it is our fault condoms "aren't being used" (by whom?).
Language is important.
Here, here. There's so much of this, it makes me livid. Like describing women as 'victims of family violence': she fled family violence; she suffered from family violence. As though 'family violence' is its own entity, some THING that torments women. 'He's a perpetrator of domestic violence' is better, but still too wishy washy. We know what it is: he beats his wife; he hits his wife; he rapes his wife. It sounds awful, because the act it describes is. Wishy washy language is used to 'soften' the blow on the hearer, but in doing so, it benefits men by removing them completely from the despicable acts they perpetrate.
Yeah. Media refuses to name the problem, which is men being irresponsible, aggressive and violent on the daily. Also notice how we've all heard (and probably laughed) about teen moms growing up, but never about the (often adult) men who impregnated them. In patriarchy, male violence is portrayed as something that just “happens” somehow and that you can neither really predict nor prevent, like bad weather.
If they want to blame a woman, watch the passive voice go out the window.
It's a weird journalism issue. It's like they are afraid of being sued (even if no risk of that is present) or offending somebody (who gives a shit if you're telling the truth in good faith?) that they automatically go that unberable passive voice bullshit. Drives me up the wall. It's alright, writer. I doubt the fraternal order of police or some other power won't sue you into the ground for telling men to wrap their flithy junk.
This is how men, white people, straight people, gentiles, the billionaire class, etc control the media. Their subtle supremacist propaganda is absolutely everywhere and once you see it you can't unsee it.
BASED. As if it the condom failed us. Who failed us? MEN!