The Boy Scouts of America are being sued for US$29 million by a man who was abused as a child. I think it’s time we stopped blaming the institutions and instead look at the individuals involved.
Mack, Morning QuickieA 15-year-old girl has been charged with “aggravated sexual assault” and “promoting prostitution” for selling her 7-year-old step-sister to several men who raped and abused her. Disgusting.
Mack, Morning QuickieA Belgian man has walked free after raping his daughter in his sleep. Because there was no evidence he was awake, there was a reasonable doubt he was asleep and not in control of his actions. What a shame the courts ignored common sense and instead relied on the testimony of paid experts to understand ...
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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.
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 ...
Mick, Morning QuickieWanting 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.
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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 ...
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.
HatManJim, Morning QuickieA 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.
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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. Why is it that whenever people hear about feminist theory they get their backs up? Feminism ...