Old midwives tales don’t hold up in court. A doctor sucked a woman’s nipple during a breast exam and has got in big trouble for it. He says he was following an old midwives tale that says sucking a patients nipple will help diagnose problems during a breast exam. The Finnish court doesn’t care and has fined ...
Amazon.com WidgetsThe Girl With The Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson, is the new poster-child for feminist fiction and, although I don’t think it lives up to the hype, it is still a great mystery novel. The original Swedish title was Män som hatar kvinnor which translates to “Men Who Hate Women” and every chapter does ...
Regardless of your sexual orientation, the TSA’s “pat down, feel up” security checks are invasive and uncomfortable. And giving the pat down must feel just as awkward. Oh wait – I forgot that gay men are always up for sex and like to grope other men, regardless of whether they want it or not. Yes, all gay men like to ...
A man had sex with an unconscious woman, who is now claiming that he raped her. The catch is that he claims she consented to it. Now the case before the Supreme Court of Canada is whether a person can give consent in advance for things that occur while they are unconscious. The woman passed ...
Some say the world is growing more callous, less feeling. A 16 year old girl was allegedly gang-raped by 5 to 7 males after being drugged. Someone filmed it, and now the images of her assault are going viral on the internet. “The very public discussion about this victim and the taking and subsequent sharing ...
Rape crime statistics are released every year in the FBI annual report of crime. But there might be a problem with this, as pointed out by Salon. The FBI definition of rape is so old-fashioned, out-dated, archaic, narrow, and stereotypical that they can’t possibly do any real reporting on it and this means hundreds, if not thousands, ...
Women travelling in busy train carriages often have to deal with men taking advantage by purposefully bumping into them. Jakarta, Indonesia, is now introducing women-only train carriages along a busy commuter route to stop this problem. But is this going to work?
She’s wearing a short skirt, she got drunk and went back to his place. Is she asking for it? Not Ever, according to a new Scottish public awareness campaign. The ads are aimed not at rapists, but at normal men who laugh at rape jokes. One (male) commentator said that when it aired: “the laughter ...
Dear Madame X, I don’t understand how rape works. I’ve read reports about soldiers in Africa who are forced, at gun point, to rape women as part of their ethnic cleansing. Afterward many of them say that they didn’t want to. If they really don’t want to, how did they get it up? Also, the ...
You’re lying there unconscious. Without your consent a guy slides something inside of you to get a better look. Rape? Nope. Merely a teaching exercise for medical students to learn about pelvic exams. In Canada is it common practice for surgery patients to be subjected to pelvic exams while they are still unconscious from surgery ...
A woman who doesn’t wear perfume has no future. ~ Coco Chanel
Happy Easter!
“Hell is other people,” as the philosopher said. And nowhere is this more true than in the office. Most...
Treat yourself to a new dress, or makeup, or lingerie. Feeling attractive and confident will also make you feel...
Thanks to Margo Hannah for letting us repost this great article! After years of inhabiting a female body, I...
I’ve never seen more than five minutes of a Real Housewives show but I was excited for the premiere...
Dear Madame X, I am 24 and still get really nervous when men talk to me. I run away...
I re-read Carol Shields when I want to find new layers to a familiar story. The Republic of Love...
