June 2008

United Nations Delcares Sexual Violence to be Tactic of War

by Cara June 21, 2008

Yesterday, the United Nations Security Council unanimously declared sexual violence to be a tactic of war. (h/t SAFER) Maj. Gen. Patrick Cammaert, a former U.N. peacekeeping commander, told the meeting: “It has probably become more dangerous to be a woman than a soldier in an armed conflict.” Speakers identified former Yugoslavia, Sudan’s Darfur region, the [...]

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Offensive Remark of the Week: Sometimes Media Matters Alerts Make Me Hate Humanity Edition

by Cara June 20, 2008

Shorter Michael Savage: “I am bigoted piece of shit who doesn’t deserve the life given to me by this “God” I supposedly believe in.” Verbatim Michael Savage (to a caller who was whining about two men holding hands in front of his kid): “You’ve got to try to explain to the children why the — [...]

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Don’t Blame Men, Blame the Bikini

by Cara June 19, 2008

Okay, this article pissed me the fuck off. “Science proves that bikinis turn men into boobs.” I know that the media has a way of misreporting scientific studies to their own means, so I’m not bashing on the study — I am directing my rage at the article. Now, the original assessment is that images [...]

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Khmer Rouge Victims Will Have Official Role in Tribunals

by Cara June 18, 2008

I found this to be really interesting: victims will be active participants in the tribunals prosecuting five former Khmer Rouge leaders. Hundreds of people have applied to be recognized officially as victims.

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Random Cat Cartoon Blogging

by Cara June 17, 2008

Though I’m otherwise feeling fine, my fucking cough won’t go away and it’s driving me nuts. But this made me LOL. Thanks to Dewey for sharing with me!

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What does it take?

by Cara June 16, 2008

I haven’t written about the R. Kelly trial and his atrocious acquittal because as a general rule I try to stay out of media circuses, I’ve been sick for the past several days, I very sadly never expected for a moment that he would actually be convicted of the crime he committed, and so many [...]

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Michelle Obama Watch

by Cara June 14, 2008

For those of you who have not yet seen it, the new Michelle Obama Watch website is up and running. The site is designed to be “a repository of all of the criticism, praise, and general chicanery thrown at Michelle Obama between now and November.” And I personally think that it’s a brilliant idea.

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Bragging, Whining, Chuckling

by Cara June 13, 2008

Well, look at that. I am, yet again . . . behind on everything! This last week has been busy. I’ve been (to a minor extent) involved with the planning of a retirement party for the CEO of my Planned Parenthood affiliate. She’s an amazing woman. Anyway, the event was last night, so planning obviously [...]

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How Many Wives Must a Man Stab, Before You Can Call Him a Lifer?

by Cara June 12, 2008

So, I’ve been doing an awful lot of complaining lately about the way that rape trials are conducted and how short sentences are when convictions do actually occur. Complain, complain, complain. That’s what I do. Well, wasn’t I being short-sighted? Time to crank the misogynist courtroom insanity up a notch. Joseph Groth pleaded guilty to [...]

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Good To Know

by Cara June 11, 2008

If you are born the daughter of a woman who was locked in a cellar for decades and that woman’s father who raped her constantly and was her captor, CNN will start referring to you as “Incest Girl” in the “Most Popular” news stories sidebar. Even if you’re a full grown adult and, you know, [...]

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