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End Of Guest Blogging and Parting Advice From A Rape Survivor
Thanks to Jill for inviting me here and thanks to everyone else who makes Feministe successful.
My 2 weeks of guest blogging ends today and the days have passed quickly thanks to those who commented on my posts.
http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/07/26/end-of-guest-blogging...
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On Those Supposed “Rape Exceptions”
Trigger Warning
Last Sunday morning when I was in South Dakota we received the Argus Leader newspaper, which contained this article detailing the proposed abortion ban and laying out the “pros” and “cons” of the bill based on what each side has...
http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/10/06/on-those-supposed-rape...
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Rape Kits: Still Not Being Tested
The LA Times op-ed page, of Heather MacDonald “What Campus Rape Crisis?” (actual title) notoriety, has actually published a responsible piece about rape. It’s called “Lost Promise for Rape Victims” by Sarah Tofte of Human Rights Watch.
http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/07/01/rape-kits-still-not-being...
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Rape isn't Hilarious
[Trigger warning.]
Yesterday, Shaker Pranamama emailed me the link to this piece at Jezebel, in which Megan asks: "Is a rape joke ever funny?"—a query that strikes me as soliciting serious exploration about as much as "Is Dane Cook a douche?" I mean...
http://shakespearessister.blogspot.com/2008/11/rape-isnt-hilarious.html
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False Rape Investigation Model: Between Belief And Disbelief
The following comment might seem to some people to be advocating for genuine fairness because of the tone of the comment, but even before I found out that the author of this comment posts at a blog called The False Rape Society.
http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/07/24/false-rape-investigation...
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We'll Tell You If You Were Raped, Little Lady
This is just getting absurd. Judge's ban on the use of the word 'rape' at trial reflects trend:
It's the only way Tory Bowen knows to honestly describe what happened to her.
She was raped.
But a judge prohibited her from uttering the word "rape" in front...
http://shakespearessister.blogspot.com/2008/06/well-tell-you-if-you-were...
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Medical Rape and the Medicalization of Childbirth
On medical rape: This is one of those inter-blogular stories that I inevitably end up misrepresenting because I haven’t followed most of it, but from what I can tell, it’s ugly. Check out that link for the backstory.
http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/06/19/medical-rape-and-the-medicalization...
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Man Arraigned In Rape Case Where DNA Cleared Another Man
From Boston.com:
The DNA that had cleared Anthony Powell, 38, of Boston of rape eventually led prosecutors to Jerry Dixon, 35, who was arraigned yesterday in Suffolk Superior Court in the same rape case.
http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/07/21/man-arraigned-in-rape...
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KBR Bans Cell Phones and Silences Rape Victims
KBR, the defense contractor doing a lot of heavy lifting in the upholding of our occupation of Iraq, has banned the use of personal cell phones by its employees. KBR and its previous parent company Halliburton are notorious for many things.
http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/08/08/kbr-bans-cell-phones-and...
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Rape is Hilarious
Part Eighteen in an evidently never-ending series. Parts One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten, Eleven, Twelve, Thirteen, Fourteen, Fifteen, Sixteen, Seventeen.
Nothing makes for a better practical joke on your daughter—especially...
http://shakespearessister.blogspot.com/2008/01/rape-is-hilarious.html
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Blog in Solidarity: Congo Rape Epidemic
Inspired in large part by Lisa Jackson's film, The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo, which is airing this month on HBO, SheCodes at Black Women Vote (via Elle, Marcella, and Anxious Black Woman) exhorted other bloggers to participate in a blogswarm...
http://shakespearessister.blogspot.com/2008/04/blog-in-solidarity-congo...
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Wasilla Charged Victims for Rape Kits
While Sarah Palin was mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, the police department was charging rape victims for their own rape kits:
While the Alaska State Troopers and most municipal police agencies have covered the cost of exams.
http://shakespearessister.blogspot.com/2008/09/wasilla-charged-victims...
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Bigger Questions About Rape in Alaska
Have I mentioned that I love Amie Newman? If you’re not reading her stuff on RHRealityCheck, you should definitely get on board. She has the best explanation I’ve read for why the Sarah Palin Rape Kit controversy matters to all women.
http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/09/22/bigger-questions-about...
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DEFENDING POLANSKI: ‘IT’S NOT RAPE-RAPE’
Every once and a while, an issue jumps up and really shows the moral chasm that separates the right and the left.
Whether it’s Teri Schiavo or the cop killer Mumia, or AIM founder and convicted murderer of FBI agents Leonard Pelitier.
http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2009/09/29/defending-polanski-its...
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LA’s Untested Rape Kit Problem Continues
I’ve written before about the huge backlog of untested rape kits currently in the possession of the LAPD, and more horrifying news about the problem has just come out. An audit has shown that the LAPD allowed the prosecution deadline to expire on...
http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/10/21/las-untested-rape-kit...