If a woman is completely drunk then she is incapable of giving consent to sex, right? Well not according to Emily Yoffe aka Dear Prudence. In her web chats this week she completely dismissed a scenario where a woman stated she had been date raped on the basis that she had gotten very drunk in ...
Last summer, the Vancouver Police Department started a campaign to try to cut the city’s growing rate of sexual assaults. Three posters with pictures of intoxicated young women were put up in bars and nightclubs around Vancouver with the slogan “Don’t Be That Guy.” The good news is that Deputy Chief Doug LePard announced that ...
There have been plenty of amazing women making the news this year in politics, arts, and many other fields and they all deserve a mention. It’s hard to narrow them down, but here is a list of my top ten women of 2011. Enjoy! 1. Samira Ibrahim — Egyptian activist. Ms. Ibrahim was subjected to ...
The Pennsylvania Liquor Authority (PLA) released public service announcements which have sparked a rather meaty debate. They have subsequently been pulled. Were these ads rightly removed or are feminist groups just looking for a fight? When people drink past their limit they are opening themselves up to countless strains of danger. Rape may be at ...
Rape statistics in Delhi are the highest amongst Indian cities. The same is true for kidnapping, dowry death and domestic abuse. It’s difficult to say if this means more women are raped and assaulted in Delhi, or if more women report sex crimes to the police. The statistics are based on 2010 figures and are ...
Hollywood is the land of archetypes. Everyone in the entertainment business fits inside a box and those celebrities have been looked at as role models for years. Because we live in a system where the highest form of success is getting a lot of money, it’s only natural we’d strive to be like them. Objectively, ...
The sluts of Toronto took over the streets in a march to protest how women are treated in rape and assault cases by the police. This all started in January when Police Const. Michael Sanguinetti told a group at York University “women should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimized” when speaking for a ...
Wanting to have group sex in certain (consensual) situations tarnishes a woman’s credibility. A British woman was allegedly raped and the judge thought “her credibility was shot to pieces” after her online chats praising group sex. She was obviously a dirty lying whore who deserved to be gang raped. The judge in this case “ordered the jury ...
We need a new car. Our current one is pretty old (though it works ok) but for boring administrative...
Want a cheap, fun date? Stay home with a cheesy romance movie, popcorn, and a bottle of wine. You...
On dates I still love a little bit of chivalry — but it goes too far when the restaurant...
There has been an upswing in royal fever on both sides of the Atlantic since last April. When Kate...
Dear Madame X, I know you say that it’s not good to fake your orgasms, but what if you...
It is one of the oldest institutions in the world. Most humans are actively engaged in it as I...
Nothing could be worse than the fear that one had given up too soon, and left one unexpended effort...
Usually getting fired is a bad thing. But, somehow, this woman is happy about it. Can you imagine...
