February 2012
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[Trigger warning suicide, domestic abuse]...
tumblinfeminist:
GIRLS as young as 11 are committing suicide at an unprecedented rate in Northern Territory indigenous communities where family violence is rife. Dr Howard Bath, the territory’s outspoken Children’s Commissioner, told The Saturday Age this week that girls now account for a previously unheard of 40 per cent of all suicides of children under the age of 17.
The increase in young...
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[TW rape culture] “We Don’t Want Sex” part 2 →
stfurapeculture:
So the author of the original article that sparked so much outrage has responded. Here’s what she says:
The main point of my post was to encourage men to curiously and consciously follow a spark through communication. When she is flirting and says “No, I can’t,” sometimes she’s really saying “I can, but you’re going to have to work harder than that for it.” However, in no...
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Why I Will Always Side With Rape Accusers Before... →
[TW: Rape culture]
14kgoldnyc:safercampus:
Yesterday, prosecutors decided that they won’t press charges against Greg Kelly, son of police commissioner Ray Kelly. He was accused of raping a woman—I wrote about it here. I sounded pretty sure I believed he was guilty. As far as the courts are concerned, there wasn’t enough evidence to indict him. Am I sorry? No.
And I’m not sorry about calling...
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Uganda's anti-gay bill back in action →
gaywrites:
Homosexuality may soon be punishable by death in Uganda, where an anti-gay bill first introduced in 2009 has been revived for another round of consideration.
David Bahati’s “anti-homosexuality” bill proposes the death penalty for certain “homosexual acts.” Originally introduced in October 2009, it drew worldwide criticism, including threats from countries to cut foreign aid, and was...
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“Of course, this is one of the profound ways in which oppression works—to mire us...”
– Eli Clare, “Stolen Bodies, Reclaimed Bodies” (via thenewwomensmovement)
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[TW: assault, rape culture, racism]
kelsium:
There are two major stories crossing my Dashboard today, both involving YouTube. The first, of course, is the Jezebel travesty. The second is a video depicting a woman defending herself against her male attacker. Other people probably have said better things about this already, but it is no coincidence that both videos being passed around today depict violence against women of color....
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Feminist Jokes
Knock knock
Who's there?
Jezebel.com
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“We do not do trigger warnings. Ever. As a rule. I don’t believe in them, period.”
– Jessica Coen, Editor in Chief of Jezebel.
Trigger warnings are icky! Unlike photos of women being raped, of course. Those are totally OK and can actually drive your entire “feminist light” business model.
I might have to re-write my motto: My feminism will be rape culture friendly! And you know,...
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The grammar of assault: Salisbury paper learns why... →
[Trigger Warning: Rape]
safercampus:
Salisbury Post Editor Elizabeth Cook felt compelled Wednesday to change the headline and lead of a story about an 11-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted.
The headline originally read, “Mother finds daughter performing sex act on man staying in home.” The same language was used in the lead, making it seem as though the man had not committed a crime....
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Swedes' anti-gay flyers not free speech: court →
Sweden’s Supreme Court (Högsta domstolen) was right to convict four men of hate crimes for distributing homophobic flyers at a school, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled.
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