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The news has been awfully rapey lately. And I mean awful. Obviously it began with Todd Akin’s comment about Legit Rape and women’s superawesome magical defense against pregnancy in such cases of Legit Rape. “First of all, from what I understand from doctors [pregnancy from rape] is really rare,” Akin told KTVI-TV in an interview posted Sunday. “If […]
May 26, 2011
New York City Cops Acquitted on Rape Charges — Feministe. this disgusts me. As a woman, I’m terrified of cops. if i weren’t completely and utterly emotionally exhausted I’d be furious. I find it interesting that the cop said they “cuddled”… i thought the current consensus on sexual assault of women was that they “lead […]
April 29, 2011
Gaddafi Troops Raping, Issued Viagra: U.S. Envoys. If it is true that Gaddafi’s troops are being issued Viagra, diplomats said, it could indicate that they are being encouraged by their commanders to engage in rape to terrorize the population in areas that have supported the rebels. The use of rape as a weapon during wartime […]
March 10, 2011
Petition: Tell the New York Times to Apologize for Blaming a Child for Her Gang Rape | Change.org. alternet breaks the article down well, and concisely:
March 9, 2011
From feministing, a couple of news stories that are absolutely atrocious. An 11 year old girl was raped by as many as 18 men and the victim blaming is out of control…. also a trans woman was brutally murdered. and THEN (as if that wasn’t enough) from USC some “rape-tastic” email was sent around degrading […]
August 23, 2012
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