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Monthly Archives: July 2007
"Prostitute" does not mean "worthless"
Jeffrey McKee was convicted of raping two women, but received a lighter prison sentence because his victims were prostitutes.
Luckily, there are people in the Washington state judicial system who aren’t total fuckwits.
Read the article for the full story, but here are a few notable quotes that illustrate the persistent sexism and victim-blaming in public attitudes towards sexual violence. Sure, society says, we’ll protect the victims of rape – but only if you’re the right kind of victim. Continue reading
Early sex education
Is the vocabulary to properly talk about our own bodies too sophisticated a topic for children to be introduced to as early as kindergarten? Bill O’Reilly seems to think so, at least in regard to the word “uterus”, which apparently … Continue reading
Resident Evil 5 Trailer
Can you spot what’s wrong with the trailer? Hint: it’s not the cg or the cinematography. Via Iris forums. ETA: For all the racist-apologist fanboys who are offended at the very thought of people engaging in criticism of their beloved … Continue reading
Posted in Privilege, Racism, Video Games
29 Comments
Feminism is Post-Feminist
I would like to talk about the word “post-feminist”. Now, this word came about as a backlash against feminism and goes on the premise that feminism is no longer necessary. But let me illustrate something: a world in which feminism … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism
17 Comments
That's some bizarre trolling
So over at Wonderland Alice has this post up about the (racist, sexist, sizeist, etc) limitations of a new website called Barbiegirls.com, which is apparently an online chat program aimed at girls: Most of the body type options are caucasian-stereotype, … Continue reading
Posted in Popular Culture, Racism
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When you can use offensive terms and not be offensive
If you’re part of a privileged group, when can you use offensive terms without being offensive? Watch the video to find out. Personally, I think the last example using the white person cuts through all the crap about bigoted humour … Continue reading
Posted in Privilege, Racism, Teh Funnay, The Evil -ism's
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