For certain serial killers, the type of victims they chose to kill sometimes may end up being their downfall and so careful consideration is done to diminish this threat of detection by selecting people who for the most part, “no one would miss” (CITE). The story of having a serial killer in your own hometown is usually thought of as juicy news material that any news station would kill to get their hands on and yet, John Michael Crawford gathered very little attention for the horrific deeds he committed from any news outlet. Society judges the importance of an event based on the level of media coverage, this case did not receive much attention compared to other cases at the time despite its severity because the victims ascribed and achieved
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The commodification of woman’s bodies is explained by liberal feminists by the socialization which is “the learning process by which we acquire our society’s cultural components and social expectations” (cite page 270). This is done by many different mean throughout our lifetime and adds to our idea of women and their bodies. John Michael Crawford was socialized by his visiting of sex booths and viewings of sex shows to be taught that that sex “was something… [that was] provided for a fee” (cite) and as a result, women—and their bodies—became a commodity. As Catherine MacKinnion explains, “the social status of prostituted women remains the lowest and least respected the most contemptible and degraded” (cite????). Whenever a woman finds herself in the sex work industry, they immediately lose their sense of individuality and humanity is stripped from them. The thought is that these women are at fault for put themselves in this less than safe situation and have to deal with and accept the consequences that come along with it. This is done without thinking about the reasons as to why they have to stoop to such “degrading” (cite) and “dishonourable” (cite) profession. On almost every occasion that a story involving a sex worker makes the news, the media--for the most part-- describes them as prostitutes, low class, rather than human beings. Since John Michael Crawford killed people of low status who were not as significant to society, resulting in little media attention as oppose to if the victim was of high social status in society and held a job that is thought of as more respected in
The commodification of woman’s bodies is explained by liberal feminists by the socialization which is “the learning process by which we acquire our society’s cultural components and social expectations” (cite page 270). This is done by many different mean throughout our lifetime and adds to our idea of women and their bodies. John Michael Crawford was socialized by his visiting of sex booths and viewings of sex shows to be taught that that sex “was something… [that was] provided for a fee” (cite) and as a result, women—and their bodies—became a commodity. As Catherine MacKinnion explains, “the social status of prostituted women remains the lowest and least respected the most contemptible and degraded” (cite????). Whenever a woman finds herself in the sex work industry, they immediately lose their sense of individuality and humanity is stripped from them. The thought is that these women are at fault for put themselves in this less than safe situation and have to deal with and accept the consequences that come along with it. This is done without thinking about the reasons as to why they have to stoop to such “degrading” (cite) and “dishonourable” (cite) profession. On almost every occasion that a story involving a sex worker makes the news, the media--for the most part-- describes them as prostitutes, low class, rather than human beings. Since John Michael Crawford killed people of low status who were not as significant to society, resulting in little media attention as oppose to if the victim was of high social status in society and held a job that is thought of as more respected in