March 14, 2011
“A diamond is forever”
Here’s some cultural context for you in an analysis of this new phenomenon of the “GFE” in prostitution:
[...]Dude, talk about buying someone heart and soul.
Then of course there’s the entitlement aspect. The men who engage in such a thing not only believe that it’s right and appropriate to buy away a woman’s loathing of them and that she should act like she likes it, but they also believe that they, for whatever reason, have a right to a relationship. They have a right to buy another human being, use it, discard it, and she should pretend that she enjoys it.
A local anti-sexist activist of faith here (where I live) regularly talks about how “the culture is a pimp for all our girls and women.” In other words, Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by ozob
February 13, 2010
What a week. One shooting at Fort Hood, then a second shooting in Orlando…a bit closer to home (Portland, OR), the 3rd shooting of the week…because she filed for divorce?? And a fourth shooting and a fifth shooting in the Portland-metro area. In all five cases the perpetrators are men.
UPDATE (11/18): A sixth shooting…
UPDATE (11/30): Seventh shooting and eighth shooting
UPDATE (12/03): Ninth shooting
UPDATE (02/11): Tenth shooting
In the last three four SIX SEVEN EIGHT local murders in a matter of weeks, it is the same old story…
- man believes he has a right to control women Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by ozob
December 23, 2008
Haven Daley of the Associated Press reports:
A woman was taunted for being a lesbian, repeatedly raped by four men and left naked outside an abandoned apartment building, authorities said.
Detectives say the 28-year-old victim was attacked Dec. 13 after she got out of her car in Richmond, in the San Francisco Bay area.
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Quote of the Day: Diamonds and Sex Trafficking
March 14, 2011“A diamond is forever”
Here’s some cultural context for you in an analysis of this new phenomenon of the “GFE” in prostitution:
A local anti-sexist activist of faith here (where I live) regularly talks about how “the culture is a pimp for all our girls and women.” In other words, Read the rest of this entry »