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It's a weird question, because I think that if I knew the intent behind the question, I would answer it…
Cosco, could you please clarify which female candidate ran "nonstop ads pointing out that the male candidate" is sexist, and…
an absolute inability to string a sentence together in a meaningful way This is not only untrue, it's a deranged…
Yes, it seemed like a personal attack on Jane. It also seemed a little illogical, but that's hardly unusual in…
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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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
"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 →
When you say "nonstop ads," I'm assuming you're claiming that Clinton (thanks for clarifying that it's Clinton you were talking…