Jada's Sexual Assault Case

Jada's Sexual Assault Case

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Added Jul 10, 2014 at 04:52PM EDT by Don.

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Overview

Jada's Sexual Assault Case refers to the recorded sexual assault of a 16-year-old Texas resident in June 2014. After footage of the assault began circulating via social media, the disturbing photo fad "#jadapose" was launched in which participants mimicked pictures of the victim's unconscious body.

Background

On July 8th, 2014, a 16-year-old identifying herself as Jada came forward to the Houston news station KHOU[4] after discovering images of herself naked and unconscious being shared by her peers via social media. Jada claimed the attack occurred at a party she attended one month prior and that she believed she had been drugged as she had no recollection of the events.



Notable Developments

Alleged Rapist's Response

The same day, Jada's accused rapist Innel Yahia posted several tweets defending himself and mocking his accuser (shown below). As of July 10th, 2014, the Twitter account has been removed.


Cocaiño @WhiteboyLaflare Follow HOW ITS R---? YOU HAD 2 MONTHS TO SAY SOMETHING BUT YOU AINT SAY S--- TILL YOU GET EXPOSED? 1:07 PM-8 Jul 2014 320 RETWEETS 106 FAVORITES Cocaiño @WhiteboyLaflare Follow #BailMoneyGood OOO 3:20 AM-9 Jul 2014 40 RETWEETS 34 FAVORITES Cocaiño @WhiteboyLaflare Follow That hoe forced, snitched, and still look like a fiend from deadend 2:03 AM-9 Jul 2014 73 RETWEETS 38 FAVORITES

#Jadapose

After images of her assault began circulating via social media, Twitter users began posting disturbing photos of themselves mimicking Jada's photographed position with the hashtag #jadapose[2] (shown below).



On July 10th, feminist activist and YouTuber Laci Green posted a graphic on her Facebook[1] page condemning those who were mocking the alleged assault. In the first two hours, the post gained over 20,200 likes and 450 comments (shown below).


Timeline Photos Back to Album Official Laci Green's Photos Official Laci Green's Page Previous Next HER R--- WENT VIRAL 16-YEAR-OLD JADA WAS DRUGGED, UNDRESSED, AND R---- AT FRIEND'S HOME WHEN THE PICTURES THEY HAD TAKEN OF HER UNCONSCIOUS BODY SURFACED ON SOCIAL MEDIA, PEOPLE LAUGHED AND REPLICATED THE PHOTOS, TAGGING THEM #JADAPOSE JADA HAS BRAVELY CHOSEN TO SPEAK OUT. R--- ISN'T FUNNY SO WHY IS IT THAT R--- VICTIMS CONTINUE TO BE PUBLICLY MOCKED ALL OVER THE COUNTRY? SEE ALSO, STEVEEREEROR AS HELEBADSHAW-BEAL VANDERBILT UNI R---, NORWOOD HAZING AND WITH JADA DO YOU? Like Comment ACEBOOK i COM/OFF ICTALLACIGREEN Official Laci Green this is r--- culture, and it has got to stop. stay strong, jada. Like Comment Share 2 hrs Album: Timeline Photos Shared with Public 20,233 people like this. E 4,867 shares Open Photo Viewer Download Embed Post Top Comments Write a comment. Report Photo

Meanwhile, other Twitter users began posting tweets in support of Jada with the hashtag "#jadacounterpose," some of which included photographs of people holding signs with messages speaking out against rape culture (shown below).


taasa @taasa # Follow Create counter stories to #jadapose that challenge #rapeculture. bit.ly/1syy6YW #jadacounterpose Reply t3 Retweet ★ Favorite More TEACH Boy'S THAT TI ARE NOT ENTTLED TO WOMEN'S BODIES. RETWEETSFAVORITES 288 5:51 PM-9 Jul 2014 Flag media dramaqueen22872 @dramaqueen22872 Follow Justice for Jada #jadacounterpose #rapeculture #TAASA わReply t, Retweet ★ Favorite More RETWEETS FAVORITES 46 31 6:46 PM-9 Jul 2014 Flag media

News Media Coverage

In the coming days, several news sites reported on the assault and subsequent online reaction, including Slate,[5] The Washington Post,[6] The Huffington Post,[7] Think Progress,[8] The Daily Mail,[9] The Blaze[10] and The Root.[11]

#IAMJada

On July 14th, 2014, MSNBC news program host Ronan Farrow tweeted[13] a photo of Jada holding a whiteboard sign which featured the hashtag #IAMJada after she appeared[12] on Ronan Daily. The tweet encouraged others to take pictures of themselves holding signs featuring the hashtag. Within 48 hours, the tweet gained over 500 retweets.


Team Ronan Daily Φ @RonanDaily Follow Show your support for Jada. Take a picture & share it. Let's create a firestorm against bullies on Twitter, #IAMJADA Reply Retweet ★ Favorite More #1AMJADA RETWEETSFAVORITES 595 364

Within 48 hours the hashtag was tweeted out over 5,000 times, and the sign holding activism trend was covered on several websites including The Daily Dot and The Root.[15]


#1AMJADA #TAMJADA IAMADA

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Mangy Black Sheep
Mangy Black Sheep

I'm not an advocate hitting your kids, but if I catch any child doing this jadapose shit, I'm slapping them across the head.

We love to joke about SJWs for a lot of the laughable things they do, but when it comes to shit like this, I'm personally glad they're around.

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