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When you say "nonstop ads," I'm assuming you're claiming that Clinton (thanks for clarifying that it's Clinton you were talking…
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…
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Category Archives: Rape, intimate violence, & related issues
Woman Shot, Killed In Domestic Assault – Who Cares?
WCCO A woman is dead and her boyfriend is in custody after a weekend shooting in St. Paul, police said. I once assumed everyone would see this as a tragedy all Americans want to fight, yet in Time To Address … Continue reading →
Announcing The Carnival Against Sexual Violence
I’ve been finding so many interesting posts related to the fight against sexual violence in the blogosphere that I created the Carnival Against Sexual Violence. The carnival is open to personal stories, creative expression (poetry, art, etc.), raising awareness, solutions … Continue reading →
Vaccine That Prevents Cervical Cancer Sends The Wrong Message?
ABC A Food and Drug Administration panel voted 13-0 today to endorse a promising new vaccine that could stop viruses that cause nearly 70 percent of all cervical cancers and genital warts, but the potential distribution of the vaccine is … Continue reading →
What If Internet Predators Are Trying To Recreate The Good Old Days Of …
… boys will be boys? What if youthful rapists don’t grow out of the habit of raping when they leave an environment where they have easy access to victims? What if boys and young men who raped their peers got … Continue reading →
What If The Latest Enron Trial Ruling Were Applied To Rape Cases?
CNN The judge at the trial of former Enron CEOs Jeffrey Skilling and Ken Lay handed prosecutors a strategic victory Wednesday, saying he would tell jurors that “deliberate ignorance” of fraud at the collapsed energy company was not a justifiable … Continue reading →
Innocent Man Mistaken For Registered Offender
Washington Post Eric Haskett was merely taking a nap in a car when he roused suspicion in a rural Frederick County neighborhood. A neighbor traced Haskett’s license plate to an address once used by a registered sex offender. Then his … Continue reading →
What's Behind The Insistence That Women Frequently Lie About Being Raped?
As I read yet another blogger rant about how they know with absolute certainty that many women do lie about being raped, I noticed the implication that those of us who dare to take all allegations of rape seriously are … Continue reading →
Yes, Cathy, Victim Advocates Should Believe Rape Victims
In her Boston Globe column, and also reprinted on her blog, Cathy Young writes: Feminism has achieved real and important progress in the treatment of sexual assault victims. A couple of generations ago, a stripper at a party with athletes … Continue reading →
False Allegations Of Rape Not Common – Or Are They?
The Countess As I had expected, the news about the woman who has been ordered by a judge to take her children to see their father, the man who had raped her, is bringing out the claims by men’s rights … Continue reading →
Let our "unreal" rapists go!
That seems to be the message in Kathleen Parker’s column Sex, lies and prison. As long as the rapist is “a good son” and his victim isn’t a stranger he snatched off the street, then he isn’t a “real” rapist … Continue reading →
There was commentary on things he said, quotes from prepared speeches, quotes from interviews. So you're saying that a candidate…