Posted on April 1, 2008 by karnythia
“Sexual assaults are frequent, and frequently ignored, in the armed services.” I have this insane urge to email Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA)and say “Duh!” This is old old news, but every few years someone rediscovers the reality that rapists join the military and we get a bunch of op-eds and exhortations for the military to [...]
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Posted on March 21, 2008 by the angry black woman
In my other life I work for a fashion magazine, as I’ve mentioned. One of my newest assignments is to find the best products to remove hair, whether cream, blades, electric shavers, waxes, whatever. I’m going to surprise you all by saying that I jumped on this assignment. Asked for it, even. [...]
Filed under: Discussions, Sex & Gender, Society & Culture, The Patriarchy | Tagged: beauty regimens, bikini wax, hair removal, shaving | 48 Comments »
Posted on February 26, 2008 by naamenblog
Posted by: Naamen Gobert Tilahun
The nicknames are endless, bitch, ballbuster, battleaxe, ballcutter, … all of these are used in reference to a strong woman. When confronted with a woman who exudes strength the automatic reaction of some men is to fall into the whole “woe is me, she emasculated me” line of thought. The introduction [...]
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Posted on November 19, 2007 by the angry black woman
Recently a friend of mine, writer Jay Lake, pointed to this article:
Saudi Rape Victim Gets 200 Lashes
A Saudi court sentenced a woman who had been gang raped to six months in jail and 200 lashes - more than doubling her initial penalty for being in the car of a man who was not a relative…
In [...]
Filed under: Angry at Men, Bigotry & Prejudice, Religion, Sex & Gender, Sexism, Society & Culture, The Patriarchy, Why I’m Angry | Tagged: Islam, Muslim, Saudi Arabia, Sharia Law | 57 Comments »
Posted on May 14, 2007 by the angry black woman
I recently realized that while I have an excellent post on White Privilege, I don’t have one specifically about Male Privilege. While it’s true that most any essay or post dealing with White Privilege can be applied to Male Privilege with a quick copy/paste, it’s always good to highlight each explicitly.
As with the White [...]
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Posted on April 26, 2007 by the angry black woman
Note: I’m off meditating in the woods until April 30th. This post was written beforehand and set to go live in my absence. Feel free to comment and discuss as you normally would. Just be aware that I can’t take part until I come home.
By the time this post goes live we’ll [...]
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Posted on February 4, 2007 by the angry black woman
Alleged Former Abu Ghraib Guard Discussed Gang Rape in Video
From the Transcript:
(Bold type denotes off-camera voice of one of two other men present
**** indicates an edit in the tape.)
Get this on tape man. Say it again. Say again what happened.
Say what?
You know, like what was going on? What was it like being a guard [...]
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