Category Archives: Rape, intimate violence, & related issues

Debating Rape Jokes

[trigger warning] Can rape jokes be funny? Megan at Jezebel argues they can be: If we take sexual assault off the table of things we can laugh about or joke about, it’s just another way of saying: this is a … Continue reading

Posted in Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 13 Comments

Again, I Laugh at a Nation United in Ignorance أه يا أمة ضحكت من جهلها الأمم.. تاني

With Meena has harsh words for his country:
نجلاء الإمام المحامية و رئيسة جمعية لحقوق الإنسان تدعو الشباب العربي للتحرش بالإسرائيليات و اغتصابهم كنوع من المقاومة و بعد كده بنتسائل ليه الغرب بيتهمنا بالتخلف و الإرهاب أما تكون دي رئيسة جمعية لحقوق الإنسان هيفتكروا المواطن العادي شكله عامل ازاي؟؟
Nagla Al Imam, a lawyer and head of […] Continue reading

Posted in Anti-Semitism, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues, Syndicated feeds | 3 Comments

Mothers and Fathers Who Murder Get Treated Differently Because They're Different

Robert Franklin, a co-blogger at Glenn Sacks’ blog, complains that mothers who kill their own children get treated more sympathetically than fathers: Her behavior, according to the story was “a cry for help.” If a father had murdered his toddlers, … Continue reading

Posted in Anti-feminists and their pals, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues, Sexism hurts men | 60 Comments

Woods v. Shewry: California Court Bans Public Funding Of Women-Only Domestic Violence Services

In mid-October, the California Court of Appeals ruled ((The case is “Woods v Shewry”; a pdf file of the court’s decision is here)) that California cannot legally fund women-only shelters. ((I first read about the case via Glenn Sacks and … Continue reading

Posted in Anti-feminists and their pals, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues, Sexism hurts men | 40 Comments

Policy of Gouging Rape Victims Began Under Palin's Administration

Jacob Alperon Sherrif at the Huffington Post, after examining Wasilla’s budget records and talking to the pre-Palin police chief, reports: Under Sarah Palin’s administration, Wasilla cut funds that had previously paid for the medical exams and began charging victims or … Continue reading

Posted in Elections and politics, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 6 Comments

Palin's Police Chief Favored Charging Rape Victims For Rape Kits

Amanda at Pandagon writes: I’m a little wary of this story about how Sarah Palin turned a blind eye when rape victims in Wasilla were forced to pay for their own investigations. Even if she is responsible—and she’s so firmly … Continue reading

Posted in Elections and politics, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 34 Comments

Sexual Harassment at ComicCon

From Bully Says: Overheard at San Diego Comic-Con while I was having lunch on the balcony of the Convention Center on Sunday July 27: a bunch of guys looking at the digital photos on the camera of another, while he … Continue reading

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 3 Comments

Death Becomes Her

I think advertising may have hit its new low.   Seriously, were these ads designed by a serial killer? Are the French consumers of this ad really a bunch of necrophiliacs? What the hell? And no, before anyone even brings … Continue reading

Posted in Media criticism, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 12 Comments

Solving the Problem of Rape, KBR-Style

You almost certainly remember the case of Jamie Leigh Jones, a KBR/Halliburton employee who was raped and imprisoned in Iraq, and only escaped because a sympathetic guard loaned her a cell phone that allowed her to call for help. Well, … Continue reading

Posted in Iraq, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 2 Comments

"Please don't beat me, I'm having my period": How abuse works.

I’ve not posted for quite a while for a variety of reasons . . . I’ve lost my job, decided to go to law school, and generally been immersed in being very busy. What fun! Now, part of what this … Continue reading

Posted in Race, racism and related issues, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 4 Comments