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@Corso: Viagra is only approved for use in erectile dysfunction. Other uses, including pulmonary hypertension, are off label. (I also…
Ron, Respectfully... Are you saying these things because you actually have an ideological opposition to any use of off-label prescriptions,…
Which leads one to ask how many studies showed the breast growth effect of Spironolactone and what their quality was.…
I am reluctant to take any supplement in the US, even the relatively benign ones like vitamins, because who knows…
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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 →
Corso, what caught my eye was: The doctor was worried about my kidneys with what I’m on, and I get…