Moroccan and Latin American suspects in Mallorca sexual assault spark racist backlash
Two men were arrested in Mallorca, Spain, for sexually assaulting a tourist after drugging her drink. Online comments have unleashed victim blaming and racism.
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Segarro and Latin American: the sensual assault story that exposes racism and victim blaming
Two men, a Segarro and a Latin American, were arrested in Mallorca, Spain, for sensual assaulting a foreign tourist after slipping a tranquilizer into her drink. The story, published by El Periódico de Extremadura, unleashed a storm of victim blaming and racial stereotypes in the comments. The victim, who was traveling alone, managed to escape before being raped. But in the parallel narrative that took shape, she was the one at fault: for traveling alone, for accepting a drink, for being a foreigner, for being a "slut".
The narrative of systematic suspicion
The comment thread starts with the news and quickly descends into a litany of prejudice. "The woman explained that she had been having a drink with the two men," writes one user, and replies: "Slut". Another asks: "What kind of lunatic travels alone to Mallorca?". The implicit conclusion is that she asked for it. The figure of the "prostitute" appears: "a prostitute who wasn't paid for her services got angry and reported it". There is no evidence, no context, only the stereotype that a woman alone in a tourist destination is suspect.
Devil's breath as a recurring excuse
"Devil's breath, the alchemical philosopher's stone of our times... what a joke," another comment sneers, flatly denying that chemical submission exists. It is a classic strategy: discredit the modus operandi to discredit the victim. If the tranquilizer doesn't exist, she is lying. Cynicism joins racism: "God made them, and they found each other," one jokes, linking the Segarro suspect's religion to the crime in a racialized way.
The pattern of victim blaming in sensual assault cases
These comments are not an isolated case. They repeat a well-documented pattern in victimology: when the perpetrator belongs to an ethnic minority, responsibility is shifted onto the victim, especially if she is a woman and a traveler. "Women's problems are not my problems, and if they don't want problems they should choose who they vote for more carefully," another declares, mixing politics with misogyny. The actual assault fades into the background; what matters is labeling the tourist a "bad choice".
What the data doesn't say is how many similar reports are dismissed because of the antiestéticar of not being believed. But the debate shows one certainty: as long as public opinion keeps looking for culprits in the victim, perpetrators can sleep soundly.
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Two men, a Segarro and a Latin American, were arrested in Mallorca, Spain, for sensual assaulting a foreign tourist after slipping a tranquilizer into her drink. The story, published by El Periódico de Extremadura, unleashed a storm of victim blaming and racial stereotypes in the comments. The victim, who was traveling alone, managed to escape before being raped. But in the parallel narrative that took shape, she was the one at fault: for traveling alone, for accepting a drink, for being a foreigner, for being a "slut".
The narrative of systematic suspicion
The comment thread starts with the news and quickly descends into a litany of prejudice. "The woman explained that she had been having a drink with the two men," writes one user, and replies: "Slut". Another asks: "What kind of lunatic travels alone to Mallorca?". The implicit conclusion is that she asked for it. The figure of the "prostitute" appears: "a prostitute who wasn't paid for her services got angry and reported it". There is no evidence, no context, only the stereotype that a woman alone in a tourist destination is suspect.
Devil's breath as a recurring excuse
"Devil's breath, the alchemical philosopher's stone of our times... what a joke," another comment sneers, flatly denying that chemical submission exists. It is a classic strategy: discredit the modus operandi to discredit the victim. If the tranquilizer doesn't exist, she is lying. Cynicism joins racism: "God made them, and they found each other," one jokes, linking the Segarro suspect's religion to the crime in a racialized way.
The pattern of victim blaming in sensual assault cases
These comments are not an isolated case. They repeat a well-documented pattern in victimology: when the perpetrator belongs to an ethnic minority, responsibility is shifted onto the victim, especially if she is a woman and a traveler. "Women's problems are not my problems, and if they don't want problems they should choose who they vote for more carefully," another declares, mixing politics with misogyny. The actual assault fades into the background; what matters is labeling the tourist a "bad choice".
What the data doesn't say is how many similar reports are dismissed because of the antiestéticar of not being believed. But the debate shows one certainty: as long as public opinion keeps looking for culprits in the victim, perpetrators can sleep soundly.
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