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[–] Deestan 34 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Moscow has previously blamed Ukrainian secret services for the assassination of Darya Dugina, the daughter of an ultra-nationalist Russian ideologue

Darya was a politicial scientist and activist in her own right. Why do modern western media still fucking insisit on infantilizing women by making them an appendage of the closest important male?

[–] [email protected] 31 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Because it seemed Dugin was the target of the operation I believe.

[–] MajesticSloth 10 points 11 months ago

I believe that is the one that his car was targeted, but she happened to be in it at the time when he was expected to be.

[–] Candelestine 16 points 11 months ago

Even with all sexism lenses removed, it still looked kinda bad. Dugin is a bigger deal, a person of power and influence. His daughter was a smaller fish. While both civilians, one has the appearance of going after a more major figure influencing the war, the other appears more like generic terrorism on some lower-level activist.

So, admitting it was a mistake and they wanted the bigger target made some sense.

[–] c0mbatbag3l 9 points 11 months ago

You answered it in your quote lol

She's the daughter of someone much more famous than what she was known for. This isn't a gender/sex issue, we do this all the time when someone is related to a much more influential or well known person.

[–] RealFknNito 8 points 11 months ago

That's how popularity works, for both sexes. I don't know the name of every boyfriend Taylor Swift has had but I damn sure know who the fuck she is. It's bad faith to claim this is some kind of gendered issue when it isn't.