April 2009

Observe and Report: It Gets Worse. Much Worse.

by Cara April 8, 2009

Well.  Apparently that Seth Rogen Observe and Report movie is way, way, way, way worse than I had already anticipated.  It does not only just make plain old “rape jokes,” as in characters joking about rape — it actually includes a scene of rape as a joke. Check out this full post on Tiger Beatdown [...]

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Woman Speaks Out Against Abuses of Trans Prisoners in Idaho

by Cara April 8, 2009

Via Questioning Transphobia comes this story about Antonia Lara, a trans woman speaking out against the mistreatment that she and a cell mate, Majid Kolestani, received in jail: Lara, who lives in Jerome, said jail officials also made disparaging remarks toward her while booking her. “They were making comments the whole time, bringing people by [...]

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WAM! Panel Summary

by Cara April 7, 2009

So, last Sunday I moderated and presented on a panel at WAM! 2009, with (as pictured left to right) Ashwini Hardikar and Ashley Burczak of SAFER, myself, and Marcella Chester of Abyss2Hope.  It was called Pulling the Plug on Rape Culture One Word at a Time: Using Accuracy to Undermine Dangerous Attitudes and Injustice.  This [...]

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BEATLES REMASTERS BEING RELEASED

by Cara April 7, 2009

Oh yeah.  You know that if the announcement of Beatles Rock Band required a multiple exclamation point title, the remasters finally, finally, finally being released sure as fucking hell deserves an all caps one. Press release, here. Video, if you can get it to load. (Might play better on Yoko’s site.) The clips they provide [...]

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Things That Pain Me

by Cara April 6, 2009

Seeing Yoko Ono appear on mainstream American television, appear not to discuss John Lennon but to talk about her own artwork, and even better being treated respectfully by the hosts of said television show . . . only to have her use that time to reinforce dangerous and pervasive myths about disability.  Indeed, knowing that [...]

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Actual Rape Victim Jailed for “False Report”

by Cara April 3, 2009

I just came across this story in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (h/t), and I am absolutely fuming.  A woman was raped at gunpoint while working for a convenience store, and reported her rape — as, you know, cops, the government, and well-meaning people are always encouraging her and other rape victims to do.  Her rape was [...]

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Sarah Haskins Blow Out

by Cara April 2, 2009

In case you’ve missed them, below are two new Target Women videos for your viewing pleasure. First up, Lifetime! (Click here if you can’t view the embedded video.) You know, I’m sure that the dogs reenacting scenes from famous movies is actually supposed to be a joke on the part of Lifetime (Right? Someone please [...]

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