NYPD accused of raping intoxicated woman
Following in the wake of the beating of a 15-year-old girl by county cops in Washington state, and adding to the growing mountain of police brutality against women I am even more disheartened to hear about another set of accusations of police violence. This time, two male cops escorted a drunk woman to her home [...]
...read moreWho Gets to Say What, Part 3: Whiteness, Leetness
(This is the second part of our series of reflections on Feministe and its place in the bewildering and sometimes nauseating constellation known as “the feminist blogosophere.” You can read part one here and you can read part two here.) Oh yeah. It’s time to talk about race some more. Ready? Is Feministe one of [...]
...read moreWho’s apologizing to who now?
This headline leaves me confused: “R.N.C. Chairman Apologizes to Limbaugh in Flap Over His Role.” Here are some choice quotes from Rush Limbaugh. Just one example: I mean, let’s face it, we didn’t have slavery in this country for over 100 years because it was a bad thing. Quite the opposite: slavery built the South. [...]
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International Sex Workers Rights Day
Via Amber, today March 3rd is International Sex Workers Rights Day. SWOP-USA provides some history: The 3rd of March is International Sex Worker Rights Day. The day originated in 2001 when over 25,000 sex workers gathered in India for a sex worker festival. The organizers, Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee, a Calcutta based group whose membership [...]
...read morePolice Beat a 15-Year-Old Girl
While she’s in police custody. Apparently she was being “lippy.” Video is below — trigger warnings apply.
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