Category Archives: Rape, intimate violence, & related issues

Debating Rape Jokes

Posted on November 24, 2008 by Ampersand

[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

Posted on November 23, 2008 by Jack Stephens

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

Posted on November 21, 2008 by Ampersand

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

Posted on November 18, 2008 by Ampersand

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

Posted on September 12, 2008 by Ampersand

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

Posted on September 9, 2008 by Ampersand

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

Posted on August 20, 2008 by Ampersand

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

Posted on August 15, 2008 by Jeff Fecke

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

Posted on August 5, 2008 by Jeff Fecke

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.

Posted on April 29, 2008 by Myca

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