Tag Archives: Deep Thoughts
Is criminalization a good prevention tactic?
TweetFor many things that people may think are wrong, or should be eliminated or prevented, the first (or often main) tactic for dealing with them is criminalization. This applies to things like sex work, abortion, drugs, immigration, domestic violence (and many more). Criminalization means that you make the said thing illegal, criminalize the behavior and [...]
Rape Cops, DSK, Casey Anthony, And Accepting Justice As Imperfect
TweetJos wrote a brilliant post back in May about what she means when she talks about justice. Lately, on the heels of her thoughts and several high-profile acquittals, including a rape case against a high-profile French politician being dropped because the victim’s “lack of credibility,” and the acquittal last month of two NYPD officers who [...]
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A letter to your sixteen-year-old self
TweetLetters of Note, one of my favourite blogs, recently posted a few pages from the book Dear Me: A Letter to My Sixteen-Year-Old Self. The book was compiled a couple of years ago as a fundraiser for HIV/AIDS prevention, and it consists of letters, written by a range of famous people – Yoko Ono, Stephen [...]
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Tina Fey, Scream 4, and the pros and cons of “undercover feminism”
Tweet In this insightful article on the F-word blog, Lara Williams asks a truly provocative question: “can non-overt feminism be the most radical of all?” She notes that “having watched both Scream 4 and the concluding episodes of French crime-drama Spiral this week, I was struck by how feminist both were. And yet, on closer [...]
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Attitudes are the hardest thing to tailor