Posted by: am1am2 on: February 16, 2010
In the UK teenagers think abuse in relationships is normal and up to a quarter of 13 to 17-year-old girls have “experienced physical violence from a boyfriend and a third had been pressured into sexual acts they did not want”.
A campaign is trying to raise awareness about this in the UK and to stop the violence.
Posted by: am1am2 on: January 21, 2010
Unless you’ve been hibernating, you know that a cougar now refers to an older woman who stalks younger men. Feminists have been fuming, but with the broadcasting of Courtney Cox’s Cougartown, it is clear that the word is here to stay. Sigh.
An Air New Zealand ad takes the meaning to a whole new level and [...]
Posted by: am1am2 on: January 8, 2010
A British woman and her fiancé were on holiday in Dubai celebrating their engagement when she was allegedly raped in the hotel bathroom after passing out from too much alcohol.
She and her fiancé reported this to police and were quickly arrested for illegal drinking and sex outside of marriage. They could face up to six [...]
Posted by: am1am2 on: November 28, 2009
A weather-beaten eye cast over the media: HatManJim looks at a story in the headlines and as a feminist with a penis (Menimist? Femi-meni-mist? I just believe i n women’s rights, I’m not having gender-reassignment. OK?), attempts to map the sexism inherent in the press, without inadvertently saying anything lecherous about breasts.
Posted by: am1am2 on: November 26, 2009
School boys in Australia are going to get lessons on “Respectful Relationships Education” to help combat violence against women.
Critics have come down on this education program claiming that it will be full of “feminist propaganda” and demonise the boys.
Posted by: am1am2 on: November 11, 2009
Marilyn Manson has released a new video in which he repeatedly beats a bloody woman in her underwear. Then rapes and kills her.
This woman bears a striking resemblance to his ex, Evan Rachel Wood.
Posted by: am1am2 on: October 24, 2009
A weather-beaten eye cast over the media: HatManJim looks at a story in the headlines and as a feminist with a penis (Menimist? Femi-meni-mist? I just believe i n women’s rights, I’m not having gender-reassignment. OK?), attempts to map the sexism inherent in the press, without inadvertently saying anything lecherous about breasts.