Category Archives: Rape, intimate violence, & related issues

Passing thought on the Illinois Rape Law and being "unable" to stop

Posted on August 4, 2003 by Ampersand

Some folks have commented that men – and especially teenage boys – cannot be expected to be able to stop intercourse once they begin. There’s a point of no return, they argue, yadda yadda yadda. Consider this counterexample: Imagine John … Continue reading →

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FoxNews' Wendy McElroy whitewashes a rape

Posted on July 30, 2003 by Ampersand

Regarding Illinois’ new rape law (see the post before this one for details on that), several folks, like Don of Anger Management, seem to be objecting based on a serious misunderstanding of the California case that inspired this law. The … Continue reading →

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New Rape Law in Illinois: No means No, even after sex has started.

Posted on July 30, 2003 by Ampersand

A new law – or, more accurately, a new addedum to an old law – in Illinois declares: (c) A person who initially consents to sexual penetration or sexual conduct is not deemed to have consented to any sexual penetration … Continue reading →

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Ampersand's semi-daily tour of the Blogoverse

Posted on May 20, 2003 by Ampersand

Palestinians protest Islamic Militants The Associated Press reports on a Palestinian protest against Islamic militants. “They (the militants) claim they are heroes,” said Mohammed Zaaneen, 30, a farmer, as he carried rocks into the street. “They brought us only destruction … Continue reading →

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What Ampersand is reading today

Posted on May 10, 2003 by Ampersand

Via Diotima, I came across this amusing article in the National Review, “Confessions of a Metropolitan Conservative.” It discusses the odd fact that no one at the Review would vote to criminalize sodomy, or believes in creationism. (Hey, “creationism” doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Passing thought on VAWA

Posted on March 14, 2003 by Ampersand

Trish Wilson discusses the Bush administration’s beef against the Violence Against Women Office, and (being Trish) makes many interesting connections that I hadn’t even thought of. (Oh, and by the way, happy birthday, Trish!) So reading Trish’s post got me … Continue reading →

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Rape Prevalence Statistics on Donohue

Posted on February 6, 2003 by Ampersand

I was reading a transcript of a Donahue show (via Ms Musings) themed around the question “are women getting a free ride?,” an episode devoted mainly to anti-feminists Warren Farrell, Marc Angelucci and Peter Allemano (Farrell is the author of … Continue reading →

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Feminism and the Central Park Jogger Case

Posted on October 18, 2002 by Ampersand

The Village Voice has a good article on feminism and the Central Park Jogger case (as does Newsday). Susan Brownmiller, unfortunately, provides the obligatory "what a jerk feminists are" soundbites (although other feminists reacted better). But Brownmiller is on to … Continue reading →

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Responding to Central Park Bloggers

Posted on September 16, 2002 by Ampersand

(This is the second of two posts about the "Central Park Jogger" case.) So what do I think? I don’t know if the five (or six, counting Kharey Wise) teens accused of raping the Central Park jogger did it or … Continue reading →

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Further Thoughts About The "Wilding" Teens

Posted on September 16, 2002 by Ampersand

(This is the first of two posts about the "Central Park Jogger" case.) A bit more time has passed, and I’ve done a bit more reading. So here are some thoughts on the case. Despite my initial reaction, we don’t … Continue reading →

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