Sir, – Upon seeing the reaction to the photos from the recent Slane concert, I felt a mixture of horror, anger and deep sadness (Home News & Opinion, August 21st).
Clearly what is on display is not the best of behaviour and that cannot be disputed. However, the breathtaking misogyny on display has turned my stomach. Where to begin? The lack of blame apportioned to the men? The gleeful malice of those who put these photos online for a world audience?
What sickens me the most is the willingness of commentators of all ages and sexes to judge and condemn a girl, who is essentially still a child. It is nothing new, but I had really hoped that my country had moved past the mindset of the Magdalene Laundries.
Irish society needs to ask itself why the supposed sexual propriety of women is somehow deemed more important than compassion, forgiveness and understanding.
How have people who call themselves Christians moved so far away from the central tenets of Christianity and indeed humanity? – Yours, etc,
AMY McGRATH,
Woodland Grove,
Epping,
England.