Attack victims in Iran usually accept "blood money": a fine in lieu of harsh punishment. With no insurance and mounting medical bills, Bahrami could've used the cash, but she said no.

"I told the judge I want an eye for an eye," Bahrami said. "People like him should be made to feel my suffering."I was feeling kind of squeamish about this one, but ( Read more... )

( Ok, this is sort of funny if you're into deconstructing gender and media and whatnot )

This should sound familiar.

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Women in the military more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by enemy fire in Iraq.

Via unusualmusic.

Just say "LaVena Johnson" to yourself 5 times right now for every time you've ever heard "Jessica Lynch", because war isn't a game of Super Mario Brothers.

There's a petition, if you're interested.

Hawt article!

ldragoon got this from Jezebel: Every Hour, One Russian Woman Dies at the Hand of a Male Family MemberUgh. I was hoping for, but not really expecting at all, a refutation in the comments. Nope. Just a string of personal anecdotal verifications ( Read more... )

The following has been added to the petition against the Bush birth control proposalI am opposed to President Bush's proposed rule to allow federal funding that is specifically designed to prevent unintended pregnancy and promote reproductive health to now be used for anything but that ( Read more... )

ldragoon reviews The Surrendered Wife, by Laura Doyle.

The fail is strong with this one. (Not ldragoon, she seems cool.)

"Honor" killing, the gift that keeps on giving.

I can't say anything about that right now. Maybe I should just go fix my blinds so I don't stare blankly at the monitor for another hour.

(Yes, langostino, I read Pharyngula.)

So, I was IMing with a friend the other day. She was looking at a couple of articles about rape fantasies, one about how straight men experience them, and another about how straight women experience them. The one about how women experience them is the only one I've had time to look at in detail so far, and it looks like a pretty good article. By ( Read more... )