We all know that “with great power comes great responsibility.” But due to many recent sexual harassment scandals surrounding those in power, it seems as though with power also comes a great lack of ethics. The head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, is facing charges of sexual harassment for allegedly attempting to force ...
Roman Polanski allegedly raped a 13-year-old girl in 1978 in California. He has been under house arrest in Switzerland since September last year. His lawyers wanted the trial to go on without him in America but it has been ruled that he must be extradited.
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.
The woman who was sexually assaulted by Roman Polanski at the age of 13 has spoken out, urging courts to drop the case because the media attention is ruining her life . In a statement filed with California’s Second District Court of Appeal, Samantha Geimer said she has received over 500 calls from the media asking ...
HatManJim // 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.
After the news of his arrest, people are desperate to weigh in on the justice of Polanski’s arrest. The surprise? They don’t see any. Is there any other pedophile that could elicit this much public sympathy? A petition is circling Hollywood for his release and France’s foreign minister has called his arrest “sinister.” Some are ...
Mick // Roman Polanski has been arrested for having sex with a 13 year old girl in 1977. The director was taken into custody as he landed in Switzerland on the way to the Zurich film festival, Saturday night. Swiss government officials would not comment, but referenced the extradition agreement between the United States and ...
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