April 2009

Pro-Choice Event in NYC

by Cara April 30, 2009

I got an email about an event in NYC, apparently a part of a series being run by NARAL Pro-Choice New York, called “Choices.”  Check out the info below: Choices: Parenting Thursday, May 7th 6:15-8:15 pm Sistas on the Rise 835 Dawson Street Bronx, NY 10459 NARAL Pro-Choice New York presents “Choices”, a six-part series [...]

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Ruminations on a Song

by Cara April 29, 2009

In 1972, John Lennon, with a new and growing interest in women’s liberation, thanks primarily to his relationship with Yoko Ono, wrote and recorded a song called “Woman is the Nigger of the World.”  The phrase, it bears noting, was coined by Yoko Ono in 1969, and John later decided to write a strangely and [...]

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Accused Serial Rapist Finally Convicted of Felony Rape

by Cara April 28, 2009

About a year and a half ago, I wrote about Jeffrey Marsalis (trigger warning), a man who was accused of drugging and raping at least 30 women but almost certainly raped many, many more, and who was then acquitted in the rape of 10 of those women, with only two lesser charges of sexual assault [...]

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In Support of GENDA

by Cara April 27, 2009

As I imagine most of you reading this blog know, transgender people face enormous amounts of bigotry and discrimination in the U.S. But what some of you may not know is that that there is also currently no federal legislation that protects against such discrimination on the basis of gender identity or gender expression.  And [...]

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Beatles Rock Band Updates

by Cara April 25, 2009

No, dear readers, the above image is not a fan-made mock up.  It is the real packaging for the Beatles Rock Band game (at least, if you’re buying the bundle pack).  For those who haven’t seen it, such packaging has indeed been released.  I thought I’d share the good news, along with other Rock Band [...]

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Seattle Weekly Furthers the Myth of Common False Rape Allegations

by Cara April 24, 2009

Last week, the Seattle Weekly published an article on the supposedly common phenomenon of false accusations of rape.  Using as framing the very rare case of a man who was arrested for what seems to be an actual false allegation, the writer goes on to suggest that false accusations happen all the time, and are [...]

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One Thing

by Cara April 23, 2009

Sexual Assault Awareness Month may be almost over, but you know that we’re always about sexual assault awareness around here. Check out this video made for SAAM by the Connecticut Sexual Assault Crisis Services. It’s called “One Thing,” and it’s pretty great attempt at breaking the silence surrounding sexual violence and exposing some rape apologist [...]

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Breaking: Allen Andrade Convicted of First Degree Murder

by Cara April 22, 2009

Allen Ray Andrade, the man who murdered Angie Zapata (left), was just minutes ago convicted on the two main charges of first degree murder and bias-motivated crime (hate crime). He was also convicted of the significantly lesser charges of vehicle theft and identity theft. As far as I’m aware as of writing, those are the [...]

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Defense Attorney Argues That No Doesn’t Always Mean No

by Cara April 22, 2009

Via the Hand Mirror (h/t Lauredhel), I came across a story this morning about a line of questioning used by a New Zealand defense attorney in cross-examining a woman who alleged that a taxi driver attempted to rape her: After a long cross-examination, the taxi driver’s lawyer, Letizea Ord, put it to the complainant [that [...]

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British Prosecutors to Challenge Rape Myths in Court

by Cara April 21, 2009

I am seriously a month behind on this story out of Britain, but the news is interesting enough that I still think it’s worth our time to take a look at. It has apparently been made an official part of policy in rape cases for prosecutors to “robustly challenge” rape myths in court: Prosecutors have [...]

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