As in the Kiera Wilmot case, it is not the fault of the police for doing their job. If something is reported to the police, they should act on it, and it is up to the prosecutor, judge or grand jury to decide what to do with it. Contrary to claims, young men do get [...]

I am a nurse. I was very excited when I first heard about Obama’s plan to fix healthcare. This video makes it sound very nice. What is not to like? Try, for example, Obama’s proposal to cut $415 billion on Medicare expenses – by not paying. “$415 Billion comes from cutting tax payer money going [...]

“Bartow Bomb” student Kiera Wilmot will not face criminal charges Wilmots will not need to be in court defending Kiera against felony charges, but the matter of her expulsion remains. Also, the fund being established by family attorney Larry Hardaway (still sketchy on details) is for Kiera’s “welfare and care,” not only legal fees. Kiera’s [...]

Today Jezebel reports Jolie has revealed she is also having her ovaries removed to reduce her risk of cancer. http://jezebel.com/whoa-angelina-jolie-also-having-her-ovaries-removed-506548317 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/14/opinion/my-medical-choice.html?_r=0 I’m missing the part Jolie says she actually plans to remove her ovaries as well. “I started with the breasts . . . ” Note: she is reporting her experience herself. “I choose not [...]

Breast cancer is serious. There’s some debate in the medical community whether increased awareness and screening are not leading to more false positives and unnecessary procedures. Angelina Jolie made her choice. When I first saw the headline, I thought, oh no! Then I realized she gave it thought, naturally, she sees the immense benefit considering [...]

“NC Senate passes bill erroneously listing abortion as a cause of preterm birth.” I thought this was referring to how, as seen in the Gosnell case, someone performing an abortion would remove a fetus, or preterm infant in Gosnell’s case, prior to its due date. In the Gosnell case, that was part of the issue, [...]

I kept my mouth closed regarding controlling for factors such as educational attainment or uninterrupted years of experience*, because the argument is sound overall, and the author kindly included links where commenters on those posts express my common concerns on the “77 cents for every dollar earned by a man” figure. I will say this [...]

I hear what you are saying. But it will be difficult for any defense to contradict what the former captives have to say about their abduction or ten years in captivity. I don’t believe the precise details of how they got out will affect the case.

My idea of a made for TV drama, fairy tale ending would be, require Keira Wilmot (this is a community service or disciplinary action) to create a real science project like I have outlined (and daresay, only I have described, despite full time, professional scientists following the story), with the approval of the principal and [...]

Tammi, that is a beautiful website. Did you start the Facebook page as well? I will call http://supportkierawilmot.archertc.com the best single source on this story that I have seen, after hours of searching and reading. I have offered my support, using my real name. If you ever come across it, please keep my name private. [...]

No, I misremembered. I heard about breast ironing/breast flattening while still in Japan. That was 2005 or prior. It was reported in a UK newspaper article I read via a Japanese English daily, and I saw it demonstrated on Japanese TV, in the region it was practiced. It already was internationally known back then. It [...]

This is great. This filmmaker is putting up his own firm’s money to deliberately promote female performers and directors. America needs this. Even based on box office gross alone, female stars and directors should receive fair treatment in Hollywood. “Talent does not have a gender at all and it should not have a gender.” “New [...]

Considering she was the one to reveal the practice to the outside world years ago, Chi Yvonne Leina is probably the reason I heard of breast ironing about the same time. It’s terrible. No mention of teaching men not to desire or pursue girls for sex beginning at puberty.

Despite being sexually assaulted by a man as a teen and past homophobia, I will admit to experimenting with phallic sex toys in my anus. I can see why anal play or anal sex would appeal to many, particularly if I had a male partner, but being straight, it is not something I would make [...]

I missed reading how Ramsey just moved in last year, before wondering how he couldn’t have noticed, while other neighbors claimed they did. I see. It is not my intent to smear Ramsey, because he has done a heroic thing and he is a bigger man than I. Today, he has attracted more admiration because [...]

Jezebel reports some disturbing details to the story – it’s not as if police were completely in the dark something wrong was going on at this house. Neighbors have called police before, even reportedly seeing THREE YOUNG GIRLS NAKED on all fours on leashes being controlled in the backyard, or seen women pounding on windows [...]

http://www.racialicious.com/2013/05/07/mad-science-or-school-to-prison-criminalizing-black-girls/?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Racialicious+%28Racialicious+-+the+intersection+of+race+and+pop+culture%29 “Who gets to be the adventurous teenage genius mad scientist and who gets to be the criminal led away in handcuffs facing two felonies to juvenile hall? If you’re a white girl check Box A, if you’re an intellectually curious black girl with good grades check Box B.” I have not yet encountered a [...]

Well, thank you to Alexandra again for that link, the strongest yet in support of Brown, and against abuse of men. It is precisely why he and many other people, may be prevented from speaking out. http://www.policymic.com/articles/39953/danny-brown-unsolicited-oral-sex-on-rapper-was-rape I can’t speak out about what one man did to me, or how numerous others have made advances [...]