Monthly Archives: October 2006

Internet porn reduces rape?

By Samhita | Published: October 31, 2006
TweetAn article in Slate concedes that the increase in the use of internet porn has a direct correlation to a decrease in rape. He also contends that violent movies decrease violent behaviors and crimes. Now theoretically, this is plausible, but his logical leaps are a little grandiose. Have at it. Does pornography breed rape? Do [...]
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Great South Dakota Ad

By Jessica | Published: October 31, 2006
TweetNapoli’s stupidity comes back to bite him in the ass. Tweet
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MD Court: Women can’t say no after sex has started

By Jessica | Published: October 31, 2006
TweetThis is perhaps one of the scariest rulings I’ve ever seen: An appellate court said Maryland’s rape law is clear — no doesn’t mean no when it follows a yes and intercourse has begun. A three-judge panel of the Court of Special Appeals Monday threw out a rape conviction saying that a trial judge in [...]
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Happy Halloween!

By Jessica | Published: October 31, 2006
Tweet Thanks to Roxanne for the picture! Tweet
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Women’s rights after the Taliban.

By Samhita | Published: October 31, 2006
TweetAfter the fall of the Taliban women were promised many rights that have yet to be realized. According to international women’s rights organization, Womankind Worldwide, women in Afghanistan still face systematic discrimination and violence. via BBC. The report admits that there have been some legal, civil and constitutional gains for Afghan women. But serious challenges [...]
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