My friend Louise recently came across a Twitter page (and website hawking a book) dedicated to ENDING RAPE! Actually ending it. Declaring itself the best resource anywhere in the world. And how does ENDING RAPE suggest we end rape? BY NEVER COMING INTO CONTACT WITH MEN. Ever. Anywhere. Unless we already know them. BUT DON’T GET TO KNOW THEM BECAUSE STRANGERS ARE RAPISTS. And also people you ... »
Last week, a friend sent me the news that one of the founders of DragonCon, the large sci-fi/fantasy convention in Atlanta, GA, was arrested for child molestation. Ed Kramer was first arrested back in 2000 on charges that he sexually abused three teens but he was found to be physically incapable of standing trial. He was placed under house arrest though allowed to travel for medical treatment and ... »
Last night, a bunch of never before seen extras on Fox’s show Glee performed an unaccredited cover of Jonathan Coulton’s cover of Sir Mix A Lot’s Baby Got Back. When confronted with the outrage of a million angry geeks on Twitter, Glee was all “yeah, but it’s a cover of a cover. BFD. Besides, EXPOSURE AND SHIT, YO. Coulton should be THANKING us.” And JoCo was all “Fuck you. It’s not exposure if y... »
Look, I know it was Halloween last week. But that’s no excuse to let your skeptical blog-reading slide. Ah, shucks. I can’t stay mad at you. Here’s what you missed last week while you were putting the finishing touches on your Einstein costume. »
Ugh. I got an email a week ago from the Michigan Chapter of CFI (Center for Inquiry): Friday, April 8, 2011, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Join members of Evolution for Everyone (“E4E”) to hear a lecture on “Sexual Coercion and Forced In-Pair Copulation as Sperm Competition Tactics in Humans” by Todd Shackelford, Ph.D., Professor and Chair of Psychology at Oakland University. Dr. Shack... »
So, I’m going to be flying several times over the next couple of months. And, as I’m sure you’ve heard, the TSA has now implemented a variety of different new screening techniques. From that article: “If a full-body scanning machine shows something strange or a passenger declines to go through the machine… an officer will perform a more personal search. The examinat... »
Today, 45 years ago, a beautiful young woman was sexually assaulted and stabbed in New York. The assault lasted half an hour, and occurred outside of an apartment building where 38 witnesses either heard or saw the attack and did nothing to stop it. They did nothing. It was not reported at the time, but Kitty was also a lesbian, and left behind a bereaved partner. Her story has come into the m... »
