Feminism Friday - a crosspost from mysanal's journal -- this makes me sick
Mysa: "It's shit like this that makes me wonder how any woman stays sane in this world."
My reaction--
That's absolutely nauseating. I'd like to know what she is pursuing now in the way of justice. Like going to the district attorney and pressing charges.
Melissa's right, what is happening these days where men feel entitled to treat women like slaves? I blame the growth of male chauvinist misogyny that is part and parcel of the dominance of the Republican right wing aided and abetted by religious fundamentalism-- and the backlash against feminism that has all along been one of their key intentions.
It also nauseates me when I hear women repudiating feminism in order to get men to like them better. Pathetic. Hypatia says fight the power! Alarming stories like this show how badly and urgently we need a major resurgence of feminism right now. I can't get over how the behavior of the males betrayed an attitude that being born with dicks entitled them to act like this. I'm not violent, but this makes me so pissed off I wish she had smashed their nuts along with their faces.
And as long as I'm warmed up to the subject... I got an e-mail yesterday from Irene Khan, the Secretary General of Amnesty International, about "The Undeclared War on Women."
Honorata Barinjibanwa was just 18 years old when she was kidnapped from her village in the Democratic Republic of Congo by Rwandan outlaw fighters last April. She spent five long months tied to a tree - her captors untied her only to gang rape her. She survived to tell her story, but remains deeply wounded by the attacks.
Rape is a weapon of war in so many countries around the world, including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Colombia and Sudan. And one thing is clear - the problem of violence against women vastly exceeds the resources currently devoted to stopping it.
Through our Stop Violence Against Women campaign, Amnesty International is leading an effort to end this systematic violation of women's basic human rights. But we have a long road ahead of us to ensure that our work brings real changes for women.
Even though I don't have money these days-- it's been six months since I lost my job, and have just completed the first 40-hour week I've worked (temping) since then-- I sent in a donation to Amnesty for this.
My reaction--
That's absolutely nauseating. I'd like to know what she is pursuing now in the way of justice. Like going to the district attorney and pressing charges.
Melissa's right, what is happening these days where men feel entitled to treat women like slaves? I blame the growth of male chauvinist misogyny that is part and parcel of the dominance of the Republican right wing aided and abetted by religious fundamentalism-- and the backlash against feminism that has all along been one of their key intentions.
It also nauseates me when I hear women repudiating feminism in order to get men to like them better. Pathetic. Hypatia says fight the power! Alarming stories like this show how badly and urgently we need a major resurgence of feminism right now. I can't get over how the behavior of the males betrayed an attitude that being born with dicks entitled them to act like this. I'm not violent, but this makes me so pissed off I wish she had smashed their nuts along with their faces.
And as long as I'm warmed up to the subject... I got an e-mail yesterday from Irene Khan, the Secretary General of Amnesty International, about "The Undeclared War on Women."
Honorata Barinjibanwa was just 18 years old when she was kidnapped from her village in the Democratic Republic of Congo by Rwandan outlaw fighters last April. She spent five long months tied to a tree - her captors untied her only to gang rape her. She survived to tell her story, but remains deeply wounded by the attacks.
Rape is a weapon of war in so many countries around the world, including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Colombia and Sudan. And one thing is clear - the problem of violence against women vastly exceeds the resources currently devoted to stopping it.
Through our Stop Violence Against Women campaign, Amnesty International is leading an effort to end this systematic violation of women's basic human rights. But we have a long road ahead of us to ensure that our work brings real changes for women.
Even though I don't have money these days-- it's been six months since I lost my job, and have just completed the first 40-hour week I've worked (temping) since then-- I sent in a donation to Amnesty for this.