What Elon Musk Did for British Girls Should Have Been Done Already — by Us

Everybody has a role to play in social battles that have engulfed our communities, on both sides of the Atlantic.

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Elon Musk applauds as Prime Minister Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress in the House chamber at the Capitol, July 24, 2024, at Washington, D.C. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

The British rape scandal now making international news has actually been a story for years, well before Elon Musk posted about it on his X account. Britain’s home secretary, Suella Braverman, filmmaker Tommy Robinson, whistleblower Maggie Oliver, and others have long been working to raise public awareness about the crimes. Plenty of Rotherham and Rochdale victims and their parents have filed police reports and begged for justice. Nothing changed until Mr. Musk’s post.

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