I was reading this, when I once again came dangerously close to ruining my keyboard through spillage. Behold: [one of the definitions of rape is] seduction: when a man persuades a woman to have sex with him, often subtly, through being kind, polite, chivalrous, etc; Just in case you are mystified – what Maggie HaysContinue reading “Women as Children: Why the “Seduction as Rape” Philosophy is a tad Problematic”
Category Archives: The F-Word
Hey Brits, check out this sex-work petition
Petition to: Defer any bill on prostitution until after the next general election. If you don’t think the Swedish model is all it’s cracked out to be, and do not want it introduced in the UK, you better sign.
This one’s about rape again. Rape of children, in fact. So you’ve been warned.
“I cried as if I was his daughter, As I felt my insides being slaughtered.” – Jasmine Mans (hat-tip to Renee on this one.) Is there a bigger betrayal than a parent raping a child? We talk about Caesar and Brutus quite a bit, but a parent raping their child? You might want to inventContinue reading “This one’s about rape again. Rape of children, in fact. So you’ve been warned.”
Feminist Mommy Wars: Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss
This post is going to get heavy in a moment, but before we get in to all that, here’s a gratuitous picture of hot dad Hugh Jackman being hot whilst playing with one of his kids at the beach. This picture fills me with all sorts of confusing, pervy feelings – do I want HughContinue reading “Feminist Mommy Wars: Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss”
The Vajayjay, the Womb, the AIDS test, the Eternal Battle
In a last-minute dick move we may as well have expected from the Bush administration, newly introduced regulations mean that basically anyone can refuse a woman health services now, for as long as their decision is based on nebulous “beliefs.” As Jill points out over on Feministe, this is being framed as an abortion issue,Continue reading “The Vajayjay, the Womb, the AIDS test, the Eternal Battle”
Natalia A. 