Sensitive and honest retelling of the story of Roseanne Quinn's murder, stressing quietly and forcefully how the attitude of the times tainted Quinn by suggesting she'd 'asked for it'.
I'd never heard of the case until 'Looking for Mr. Goodbar' hit the theaters. Made a point of seeing the movie and almost went ballistic as Diane Keaton's portrayal echoed that taint, implying that 'Teresa' was complicit in her own murder by trying to drown her insecurities with one-night stands.
Intrigued by the movie I researched the Quinn murder and discovered that the movie had actually portrayed 'Teresa' more sympathetically than the news reports at the time of Quinn's murder. Quite an obituary for the Feminist Movement.
While I'm not very sympathetic when it comes to stupid and potentially dangerous behavior, like taking strangers home for sex, I'm far more unsympathetic to the suggestion that such behavior in any way justifies any negative result, like getting murdered.
Thank God this episode of 'A Crime to Remember' has revisited Quinn's murder, stressing that Quinn's lifestyle was not, nor should be seen as, a qualitative element of the crime. As humans and especially as Americans, attitudes like 'She asked for it' and 'Boys will be boys'(a disgustingly popular excuse for rape) should inspire 'A good thrashing' followed by 'Being thrown into traffic'. All preconceptions, especially those four, should be self-annihilating.
I'd never heard of the case until 'Looking for Mr. Goodbar' hit the theaters. Made a point of seeing the movie and almost went ballistic as Diane Keaton's portrayal echoed that taint, implying that 'Teresa' was complicit in her own murder by trying to drown her insecurities with one-night stands.
Intrigued by the movie I researched the Quinn murder and discovered that the movie had actually portrayed 'Teresa' more sympathetically than the news reports at the time of Quinn's murder. Quite an obituary for the Feminist Movement.
While I'm not very sympathetic when it comes to stupid and potentially dangerous behavior, like taking strangers home for sex, I'm far more unsympathetic to the suggestion that such behavior in any way justifies any negative result, like getting murdered.
Thank God this episode of 'A Crime to Remember' has revisited Quinn's murder, stressing that Quinn's lifestyle was not, nor should be seen as, a qualitative element of the crime. As humans and especially as Americans, attitudes like 'She asked for it' and 'Boys will be boys'(a disgustingly popular excuse for rape) should inspire 'A good thrashing' followed by 'Being thrown into traffic'. All preconceptions, especially those four, should be self-annihilating.