Between the 11th and 12th of this month, Giulia Cecchettin, a 22-year-old Italian girl, disappeared alongside her ex boyfriend, Filippo Turetta. Today, 18th November, her body was found in a lake 140km from where I live.
For six days, we were told that they ran away together, despite the fact Giulia was supposed to graduate from university on the 16th. That we shouldn't jump to conclusions, that there wasn't any proof he had killed her, that we were crazy for even thinking it. When a video of him beating Giulia up until she was bleeding came out, newspapers were filled with declarations from his family saying he loved her, he would never do anything to hurt her, he was just a little possessive and jealous.
We all knew. We all fucking knew since we read the words "ex boyfriend".
Giulia is the 103rd woman victim of feminicide in Italy in 2023. 103.
Meanwhile, Giulia's sister Elena, who has had to spend the last week making as much noise as possible because that was her only hope of finding her sister, was asked if the family was ready to forgive him. Newspapers talk about how good of a guy he was, they carefully avoid saying he murdered her, they refer to them as a couple. I've lost track of how many men have taken time to comment "not all men" under posts about Giulia.
Not all men, but all women.
If you live outside of Italy, you probably won't hear of this news. You probably don't know how pervasive victim blaming is in Italian news stations, how bad the statistics of feminicide are. So, please, reblog this post. Demand justice. Say Giulia Cecchettin's name.
Se domani non torno, distruggi tutto.
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under the umbrella
[Image Description: Fanart of teenage Luca, Alberto, and Giulia from "Luca," based off Kenna Jean Harris's fanart. Alt text is provided and copied below the cut. End ID]
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Image one: Luca and Alberto stand in the rain, looking happily into each other's eyes. Alberto holds an umbrella over the two of them, and Luca pulls Alberto close by his suspenders.
Image two: Giulia, soaking wet from the rain and carrying a suitcase, comes up behind them, saying, "Hey lovebirds! I'm home, too!" The umbrella tilts a bit, and the rain partially transforms the boys as they turn to Giulia, laughing.
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everyone shut the fuck up and look at this etruscan plate in the museo di villa giulia of a war elephant with a baby elephant walking behind it
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