rape issues

Linky. At least we are hearing about the cases because the appeals courts overturned them.

So says semi-professional misogynist, amateur racist, sixth rate science fiction author and manufactroversy blogger Theodore Beale (aka Vox Day). He also states: and plus There's more on his blog if you have a strong stomach for his blend of misogyny and lunacy.

There is a thread in general terms discussing sentencing for this case - from what I've read (admittedly nothing more the newspaper reports) it does seem quite a harsh sentence. A quick summary - Max Clifford, powerful PR man to the stars for decades has been found guilty of sexual assault -...

This is a subject of a debate I had here on campus today during a social justice fair. When is rape rape? According to her it's anytime a woman doesn't specifically say "Yes" to sex with a man, which causes me to question the information she received during a class about women's rights. My...

Really sorry if this has already been posted, mods please move it if it has. http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2014/03/03/oh-lord-the-stupid/ I found this rather beautifully perfect. No amount of rationalisation can escape this part of his original story: If women are so often not...

http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2013/06/24/19117053-video-in-texas-rape-kits-debate-the-sound-of-abortion-politics?lite WHAT in the ACTUAL ****?!

"I'm not blaming the girl, but if you're a 16-year-old and you're drunk like that, your parents should teach you: Don't take drinks from other people." "... she shouldn't have put herself in that position, unless they slipped her something, then that's different."...

Unless they want to spend three years in jail as a convicted felon, that is. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/24/new-mexico-abortion-bill_n_2541894.html I don't think I even have the words any more...

http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/04/justice/california-1872-rape-law/ I am shocked. How can this guy get the conviction overturned using this argument? Would it be possible to charge him with another form of assault that would get around this ancient rediculous precident?

I don't know if anyone has followed this, but on December 16th an Indian university student boarded a bus with a male friend after having seen a movie. Over the next several hours the two of them were assaulted by five men and the girl brutally raped and sexually violated with a steel bar before...

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2012/11/01/bonus_quote_of_the_day.html Define rare please Mr Koster. And what is this continued old, white guy obsession with rape and having determination over ladyparts?

"Some girls rape so easy." I'm sure if we heard the context it would sound better... Linky. See? Completely innocent! Luckily, Ryan, Walker, et al recognised that they needed to drop this guy right away. I would count the ways this is just ****** up, but it is too ****** up.

http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/08/todd-akin-legitimate-rape.php What is this I don't even

So this comedian (Daniel Tosh) was telling rape jokes when he was heckled by an audience member and he joked that "wouldn't it be funny if this woman was raped?". If you are like me you are wondering how does one know when it is appropriate to joke about otherwise terrible things. So far all...

Onetime top Calif. football prospect exonerated after serving 5 years on rape charge What an awful, horrible person, this Wanetta Gibson. I hope she does at least five years in prison as well as has to return every cent that's left. :mad: Also, if he was offered a deal for 18 months if he...

They wouldn’t have this problem if they stayed in the kitchen Wow. So women who want to serve their country should expect that rape is something that just comes with the territory, and the military shouldn't be wasting any money to address this problem. Just unbelievable. Last time we heard...

Originally I put this on "The Rape of Men" thread, but nobody responded. So I am starting a separate thread for this. Common acceptance of prison rape (and other prison violence) as "if you do not want this, do not break the law" is not just barbaric -- it is not even self-servingly rational...

For the last few days this story has been brewing. There is apparently a Facebook group page which apparently trivialises and jokes about rape, at least that's the way it's being portrayed by certain people. The owners of the page say it's lighthearted and does nothing of the sort. The page is...

Inspired partially by the unanimity in the The Rape of Men thread, and people's expressed disappointment that it didn't turn in to a gigantic, multi-page slap fight like most other threads with rape in the title, I thought I'd put down a few thoughts that have been rattling around in my head as...

Link Article about the systemic rape of men in africa and the lack of any reaction to it.

I have to say, that this article, is without a doubt, the single worst rape apologist editorial I have ever read: http://www.broadstreetreview.com/index.php/main/article/male_sex_abuse_and_female_naivete/ Dan Rottenberg, Editor of the Broad Street Review, makes the following argument: Lara...

http://thinkprogress.org/2011/05/04/house-gop-hr3/ I just have to ask...do Republicans just hate women?! I mean, redefining rape?!

Okay so the title doesn't really match the story but Justice Secretary Ken Clarke is in very deep water for suggesting that some rapes are worse than others. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13450618 In essence the government are suggesting changes to the rape law including: Different...

http://uk.jezebel.com/5800733/peace-corps-accused-of-blaming-rape-victims Wow. Teaching situational awareness and difference in culture is appropriate, but when rape does happen why wouldn't they stand behind their volunteers?

This story nicely summarizes the sentiment you hear from time to time concerning rape victims. That quote is from a Florida state representative arguing in support of a dress code bill. The bill or its contents are not my main issue, however. Even the question of "how was she dressed?" places...

http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread665986/pg1 "Franklin wants to create a Uterus Police to investigate miscarriages, and requires that any time a miscarriage occurs, whether in a hospital or without medical assistance, it must be reported and a fetal death certificate issued. If the...

In another thread we started to talk about age of consent laws and statutory rape and not to attempt a derail of that one I've decided to create this thread. My principal opinion on sexual matters is this: if someone has sex with another human being and They are sexually mature They give...

Watching "Deliverance" and reading about this on the internet I'm wondering. How often does this happen in the world outside prison. I'm morbidly curious.

This campaign was started in Scotland. They released what is now kind of an old ad (from the summer), but it's pretty interesting. I personally think this is a good idea and would like to see a correlate in the states. More about the Not Ever campaign: Thoughts?

The various rape threads got me thinking of this scenario: In public, a man purposefully makes incidental contact with your breast for a moment, without your consent. In college, I remember having friends who thought it was great fun in a crowded bar to brush their elbows across a girl's...