Most of the things I've found on Tumblr, I have found thanks to
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E.J. Graff (TW rape, severe injuries, voyeurism, etc. etc.):Since Susan Brownmiller first wrote Against Our Will-the landmark feminist reconceptualization of rape-feminists have worked on clarifying the fact that rape is less about sex than it is about rage and power. Too many people still conceive of rape as a man’s overwhelming urge to enjoy the ( Read more... )

I've been hearing that for years from fauxgressive men who don't have to worry about their bodies being controlled. Despite the fact that pro-liars have been inveighing against contraception for years. (Of course, if you don't pay attention to gender politics because it's "identity politics" or "not real politics," you're not going to hear about it ( Read more... )

So I was reading Todd "Legitimate Rape" Akin's Facebook page. There are basically three types of comments that have been left for Akin since he lost to Claire McCaskill:

1. Right-wing fundie xtians, many of them obvious Dominionists (I saw one reference to Akin working with kids from Generation Joshua), thanking Akin for standing up for "god," " ( Read more... )

Yes, I've seen the Republican Rape Advisory Chart.

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By now you've probably read all about U.S. Rep Todd Akin, a Missouri Rethug who's running for the U.S. Senate, his claim that victims of "legitimate rape" won't get pregnant due to some sort of natural biological protection, and his subsequent backpedaling ( Read more... )

Julian Assange is a scumbag, and an awful lot of male "progressives" are perfectly happy to throw women's rights and welfare under the bus when their heroes are called out on their shit. (One particularly disgusting example.)

Cath Elliott:I’m sure I’m not the only one who’s noticed there’s a trend going on here, a frustrating and entirely ( Read more... )

John Scalzi on how not to be one. Predictable whining, victim blaming, and concern trolling (WHAT IF HE HAS TEH ASS BURGERS?!) in comments, but all are met with capable smackdowns.

Cartoon from Melanie Gillman. Click for full size.


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