Sophie Lancaster, three years ago
Miércoles, Agosto 11, 2010 14:35Un mensaje de Sophie Lancaster Foundation:
In August 2007, Sophie Lancaster was kicked to death, simply for dressing differently. Two years on, and in tribute to the outgoing, bubbly girl who was denied the chance to live life her way, cult new British make-up brand Illamasqua has commissioned a short film by award-winning French director, Fursy Teyssier.
Produced by creative agency Propaganda, in association with iconic British band, Portishead, Dark Angel [vÃÂdeo en YouTube] is a beautifully haunting rendition of Sophies story.
The aim of the film is to raise awareness of The Sophie Lancaster Foundation and generate £500,000 to help educate young people about tolerance. Since Sophies death, weve been working with behavioural experts Huthwaite International, to put together an interactive youth workshop that does just that.
But this essential education programme can only be delivered with your help.
Please, please show your support watch the film and make a donation.
Were hoping to reach over 1,000,000 hits, so forward the link and help us spread the message. If you have your own website, blog, Facebook, MySpace or You Tube page, or a Twitter profile, please display a link to the film. For added impact, download a specially designed web banner at www.illamasqua.com/sophie/ now.
As well as being available to view online, the film will also be running for a week on MTV from 26th November Sophie’s birthday.
Stand up for Sophie act now and buy an Illamasqua Sophie pencil, wristband or make a donation.
Together, well help stamp out prejudice, hatred and intolerance everywhere.
Hoy se cumplen tres años desde su asesinato. Para saber más: Murder of Sophie Lancaster.
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Miércoles, 21:13, 11/08/10
allegra ha comentado:
Recuerdo el caso y que senti muchisima lastima, no solo por la victima sino por una sociedad que alimenta ciertos prejucicios y luego esconde la mano de manera hipocrita. Un mundo absurdo este en que vivimos.
Jueves, 16:28, 12/08/10
calvanki ha comentado:
Lo cuelgo.
No sabÃÂa nada de la historia, pero como dice allegra, es un mundo demasiado absurdo.
Viernes, 18:04, 13/08/10
Dhaunae ha comentado:
@allegra Nada que añadir…
@calvanki Gracias por tu apoyo activo.
Sábado, 01:15, 14/08/10
Grigori Vaklos ha comentado:
Es un caso interesante del que no estaba al tanto. Me da mucha pena. Como apunta Allegra, los prejuicios en la sociedad están muy arraigados. Es una lástima, porque mucha gente que se escuda en prejuicios termina perdiendo la oportunidad de conocer a las personas. Los prejuicios no son más que una manifestación de un miedo, un miedo a lo desconocido o simplemente a lo raro.
Jueves, 18:19, 26/08/10
Dhaunae ha comentado:
@Grigori Vaklos Eres muy benévolo al permitirles a los agresores disponer de la excusa del miedo.
La apariencia de algunos siniestros puede dar miedo a la gente “normal”, pero seguramente que los sujetos que mataron a Sophie sabÃÂan perfectamente que la de los siniestros se caracteriza por ser una de las tribus urbanas más pacÃÂficas. A menudo se elige una vÃÂctima que sabes débil de antemano. A ver si ahora vamos a permitirnos pensar que la paliza fue acto reflejo por “miedo” al verlos.
Enfrentarse a lo diferente no significa necesariamente que te dé miedo, puede ser sólo que no te gusta. Y no todo lo que no nos gusta nos da miedo. Las personas que merecen ser llamadas asÃÂ, personas, saben controlar sus instintos y no van pegando palizas a todo lo que les disgusta. O directamente carecen de esos malos instintos.
Me he encontrado por casualidad con este otro caso: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2711824/Goth-bride-was-beaten-by-thugs.html. Pasó su noche de bodas en el hospital debido a la paliza que le dieron. Me resulta imposible asimilar estas cosas.
Puede que el caso de Sophie origine un cambio en la legislación:
This discussion of the case has led to an online petition to the Prime Minister “to Widen the definition of ‘Hate Crime’, to include crimes committed against a person or persons, on the basis of their appearance or subcultural interests” on the 10 Downing Street website.
Ade Varney creator of the petition said that goths “get verbal assaults every day, and not just from young people. But now younger teenagers have the mentality of hardened criminals and I definitely sense this violent aspect getting worse… Sophie’s death has made people think and I have heard of teenagers, especially girls, modifying the way they dress when they walk through certain areas.”
This led to political developments: “Rossendale MP Janet Anderson and Hyndburn MP Greg Pope are set to request a debate in the Commons to call for the widening of the law to include such an attack under the definition of a hate crime as soon as possible. They will also be putting forward an early day motion calling on the government to give the matter “urgent consideration”.
In May 2009 the Justice Minister Jack Straw said while he could not change the law, he could amend the sentencing guidelines to require judges to treat an attack on a member of a subculture as an aggravating factor similar to a racially motivated or homophobic assault when sentencing perpetrators.