Category Archives: Feminism, sexism, etc

Is Belief in Evolutionary Psychology Hardwired, or Is It Just a Biological Imperative to Cling with Death Grip to Privilege?

Posted on October 19, 2007 by Mandolin

Well, that’ll teach me to dash off my angry thoughts at 7am after pulling an all-nighter. Because everything I said about some of the Pharyngula commenter’s obsession with using evolutionary psychology to prop up their own faltering egos and desperate … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc | 23 Comments

Judge in Philidelphia Throws Out Rape Charges Because Victim Is A Prostitute

Posted on October 18, 2007 by Ampersand

From Melissa at Shakesville: So there’s this judge. Her name—her name—is Teresa Carr Deni, and she’s a municipal judge in the Philadelphia Municipal Court. And recently, a defendant in her courtroom was accused of raping a prostitute at gunpoint—and inviting … Continue reading →

Posted in In the news, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues, Sex work, porn, etc | 9 Comments

Indymedia: for heterosexual men's gratification

Posted on October 3, 2007 by Maia

I’ve never believed the hype about indymedia (for good reason). I think that if you take a space and make it equally open to all then you don’t get utopia; you get a replication of all the existing power imbalances … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Gender and the Body | 4 Comments

My Daughter's Vagina, Part 5

Posted on September 28, 2007 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 “Are you a virgin?” I”d been trying to ask Jennifer this question almost from the moment our relationship had become physical. She looked surprised, but not–as I had feared–offended. “Are you?” she … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Gender and the Body | 13 Comments

Exploring Feminism In Relation to BDSM, Part 1: Control Without Consent

Posted on September 27, 2007 by Mandolin

When I was in high school, I knew a 19 year old girl named Christina who had lived a sheltered life. Her elder brother died on a plane flight to Mexico when he was 19, so her parents kept her … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 42 Comments

Step by Step

Posted on September 20, 2007 by Maia

I was reading about abortion and birth control int he 1930s, and I read this quote: I have three living well grown loving daughters and have always had a reasonable rest between, thanks due entirely to my husband who never … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc | 15 Comments

Central Connecticut State University Student Paper Prints Cartoon About Urinating and Holding Captive a 14 Year Old Latina

Posted on September 15, 2007 by Rachel S.

Update: Some students at CCSU have started their own blog–Take Back the Recorder— in opposition to the paper’s editorial staff. Go show them your support. Last February we heard the story of a college newspaper in Connecticut that printed an … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-feminists and their pals, Cartooning & comics, Feminism, sexism, etc, Free speech, censorship, copyright law, etc., Race, racism and related issues, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 28 Comments

Black Woman Attacked, Sexually Assaulted, and Held Captive in West Virginia

Posted on September 12, 2007 by Rachel S.

Update: The AP, in a rather suspect move, is reporting the victim’s name, which will not be appearing on this site.  They are saying they have permission; however, to me it feels like they are taking advantage of this young woman, … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Race, racism and related issues, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 15 Comments

The Greatest?

Posted on September 7, 2007 by Maia

When I post New Zealand centred posts here I usually do a lot of translation, explaining things that aren’t well known outside of this corner of the world. I’m not going to do that this time, it’s just too complicated … Continue reading →

Posted in Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Feminism, sexism, etc | 3 Comments

A mistake I hope to only make once

Posted on September 4, 2007 by Maia

I’m going to retell a story I’ve written about before. A few years back some friends of mine dragged me to a feminist meeting at the house of a woman I didn’t know, although I realised when I got there … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 7 Comments