Posted in 2008 Presidential Election, Erasure of Feminist History, Erasure of Women's Lives, Exile, Feminism, Feminist Politics, Internalized Misogyny, Love Between Women, Sisterhood, War on Women, Woman Hating, Women and Fundamentalism on Nov 21st, 2008
I have been intending to write a post about the way so many feminists, leftists, liberals and progressives consummately misunderstand conservative Christianity and conservative Christian women in particular. I keep feeling overwhelmed by this writing project and so deciding against it. But given the across-the-board anger among women over the misogyny of the [...]
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Then there’s this guy.
His name is Roger Sweet and he is 60. He worked for the Ford Motor Company in Detroit for 30 years, just an everyday guy, probably went out for lunch and beer with coworkers, contributed to United Way, who knows. In all likelihood there was nothing remarkable about him.
There was [...]
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From today’s Guardian UK:
New prostitution laws to be set out today will mean a plea of ignorance is no defence for men facing prosecution for buying sex from a woman who has been trafficked or is being exploited by a pimp.
Under proposals to be published today by the home secretary, Jacqui Smith, a man who [...]
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On Monday a French court struck down a ruling that allowed a Muslim man to annul his marriage because his wife was not a virgin, Benedicte Manier reports today.The case continues the legal battle over freedom of religion and women’s secular legal rights.
PARIS (WOMENSENEWS)–In a case that has sparked a national controversy here, [...]
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by Rebecca Mott
The answer to the question about whether being white and privileged prevents women from being forced to live with extreme male violence is written on my body.
That question has silenced me. That question has placed me in great danger, many times life threatening.
Being white and privileged did not prevent my stepdad raping [...]
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Posted in Being Poor, Erasure of Women's Lives, Exile, Female Ritual Servitude, Femicide, Heroes, Male Terrorism, Practical Radical Feminism, Prostitution, Rape and Sexual Assault, Sex Trafficking, Sexism in the Military, War on Women, Woman Hating, Women's Bodies on Nov 12th, 2008
Julie Bindel has a post up today about Sheila Jeffreys’ new book, The Industrial Vagina:
Jeffreys has also discovered just who is making money out of this market. It is, of course, a huge earner for pimps, traffickers and brothel owners, but many others are profiting too: hoteliers make extra revenue by supplying prostitutes to businessmen; [...]
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Posted in Erasure of Feminist History, Erasure of Feminist Leaders, Erasure of Women's Lives, Exile, Heroes, Lesbian Community, Love Between Women, Sisterhood, War on Women, Woman Hating on Nov 10th, 2008
Okay. So Prop 8 passed. Alright, I get it. 51% of you think that I am a second class citizen. Alright then. …I am taking that to mean I do not have to pay my state taxes because I am not a full citizen.
..there is a lot I can do with the extra half a million [...]
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