Things We Wish We Could Say Out Loud – Teaching Rape Defense is NOT Victim Blaming

Sep 24

Things We Wish We Could Say Out Loud – Teaching Rape Defense is NOT Victim Blaming

I heard it again at a social event. A small group of people were talking about the upcoming year in university. The group was an interesting mix, young and old, parents and students, men and women. One of the fathers mentioned that he was worried about his daughter, who is 18, living alone on the other side of the country. Unfortunately, but not surprisingly, the...

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Things We Wish We Could Say Out Loud – Ghomeshi Trial

Mar 26

Things We Wish We Could Say Out Loud – Ghomeshi Trial

After reading so many articles about the misogyny inherent in the Ghomesh acquittal, here are some things I wish we could say aloud. The women WERE NOT RAPED!!!!! They were slapped around. Not nice. Not right. But not enough to go to trial over a decade later! Women ARE NOT HELPLESS INFANTS!!!!! A few slaps cannot account for major lapses in memory or untruths. If...

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Things We Wish We Could Say Out Loud – – Rape Culture

Mar 06

Things We Wish We Could Say Out Loud –  – Rape Culture

If two partners get drunk and fuck, they have consented. If a woman gets drunk and fucks someone, it is her own damned fault. If a man fucks an unconscious drunk woman, he is a scumball and it is rape. If a woman hands a man a condom or sucks his cock, without being forced, it is reasonable...

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Joining ISIS – Expected and to Some, Heroic

Dec 06

Joining ISIS – Expected and to Some, Heroic

I enjoy watching Meet the Press and other Sunday news shows. I get to see both newsmakers and talking heads filling time speaking with a stunningly America-centric view of the world. This morning, turning MTP on a bit late, Donald Trump filled the screen. The Donald was being asked about the unfortunate shooting in California and about ISIS. As he issued his stream...

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Mass Shootings in the US – Not Tragic, Just a Cost of Doing Business

Nov 29

Mass Shootings in the US – Not Tragic, Just a Cost of Doing Business

On Friday, November 27th, 2015, I was not surprised to see news of a shooting incident on progress at a Planned Parenthood location in Colorado. On December 2nd, 2 more mass shootings, including 14 dead in San Bernadino. At this time, we don’t truly know the motivation of the shooters. One was the usual hillbilly picture of a born-again Christian. The other seems to...

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