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By Alexandra Brodsky • 10 years ago

Weekly Feminist Reader

Men don’t have to hate women to benefit from sexism.

Bustle founder Bryan Goldberg apologizes a little.

White is the new white.

Ladies, Cornell Fetch is just trying to help.

Negotiating multiple identities on Buffy.

Mikki Kendall and Flavia Dzodan talked with The Hairpin about #solidarityisforwhitewomen.

Sex, power, and tips.

An open letter to Kal Penn on Stop and Frisk.

The Colorlines community remembers learning about Harriet Tubman.

Cutting the Gordian Knot of sex work.

Twenties is apparently pretty great.

From 1908 to 2013: stories of unlikely desi activists in the U.S.

California now explicitly guarantees trans* students equal access to education (though Title IX already ...

Men don’t have to hate women to benefit from sexism.

Bustle founder Bryan Goldberg apologizes a little.

White is the new white.

Ladies, Cornell Fetch is just trying to help.

Negotiating ...

By Vanessa • 11 years ago

British MP George Galloway defends Assange: It’s not rape if she’s asleep

Trigger warning

What a week. It looks like Todd Akin isn’t the only one who needs to be schooled on what constitutes as rape.

As Akin resists the pressure to withdraw from his senatorial campaign in Missouri, more news revealed that British MP George Galloway has come out with a pretty alarming defense of Julian Assange’s rape allegations by claiming that, come on silly, it’s not rape if she’s asleep! Yes, really:

“Even taken at its worst, if the allegations made by these two women were true, 100 per cent true, and even if a camera in the room captured them, they don’t constitute rape,” Mr Galloway reportedly said. “At least not rape as anyone with any sense can possibly recognise ...

Trigger warning

What a week. It looks like Todd Akin isn’t the only one who needs to be schooled on what constitutes as rape.

As Akin resists the pressure to withdraw from his senatorial campaign in Missouri, more news ...

By Chloe Angyal • 11 years ago

What We Missed

Around the world, supporters of three members of the feminist punk rock band Pussy Riot prepare to protest Friday’s verdict. This is a good idea, since the lawyers representing the three women say there is no chance they will be found not-guilty.

The New York Times editorial board on what could happen to the women of Afghanistan when American troops leave.

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Ecuador grants asylum to WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange.

In a surprise to nobody anywhere, Jan Brewer tries to block immigrants’ rights.

By Chloe Angyal • 12 years ago

Breaking: Assange to be extradited to Sweden to answer sexual crime allegations

The ABC reports:

Two judges at the High Court in London have upheld a Swedish request for the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange so he can be questioned over alleged sexual crimes.

The 40-year-old Australian citizen is accused of the rape and sexual assault of two former volunteers for his WikiLeaks organisation.

Mr Assange showed no emotion when the result was read out, and outside the court he said he would appeal the decision.

Read our previous Assange coverage:
Naomi Wolf responds: case against Assange is “an insult to rape victims worldwide”
Julian Assange says “Sweden is the Saudi Arabia of feminism”
How to respectfully disagree with Naomi Wolf
Dear Naomi: an ...

The ABC reports:

Two judges at the High Court in London have upheld a Swedish request for the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange so he can be questioned over alleged sexual crimes.

The ...

By Lori Adelman • 12 years ago

The Wednesday Weigh In: Nobel peace prize edition

WikiLeaks’ Australian founder Julian Assange, pictured above holding an Australian peace award he received in May of this year.

The Nobel Peace Prize nominees for 2011 were recently announced, and there were a few surprises in the bunch.

241 candidates, have been nominated for this year’s award, which, in addition to Arab Spring superstars such as Wael Ghonim, Tunisian blogger Lina Ben Mhenni, and Egyptian Israa Abdel Fattah, includes Julian Assange, founder of Wikileaks. You’ll also remember him as having been extradited to Sweden for sexual assault allegations.

Recent winners of the award include President Barack Obama and Chinese literary critic, writer, professor, and human rights activist Liu Xiaobo.

Which brings me to this week’s Wednesday Weigh-In:

What ...

WikiLeaks’ Australian founder Julian Assange, pictured above holding an Australian peace award he received in May of this year.

The Nobel Peace Prize nominees for 2011 were recently announced, and there were a ...

By Jos Truitt • 13 years ago

Assange ordered back to Sweden

A British judge ruled today that Julian Assange should be extradited to Sweden to face sexual assault allegations. The Wikileaks founder’s lawyers said they would appeal the ruling.

Judge Howard Riddle dismissed Assange’s arguments, which sound a lot like media hype, including that Assange would then be extradited to the U.S. where he might be executed. His lawyers also claimed the charges would not amount to rape in other European countries. I’m glad to have a legal ruling saying that’s not the case.

We’ve said it over and over again – you can recognize the politics behind the sexual assault charges against Assange, while also recognizing it’s a good thing that sexual assault charges are being taken seriously. Assange has turned ...

A British judge ruled today that Julian Assange should be extradited to Sweden to face sexual assault allegations. The Wikileaks founder’s lawyers said they would appeal the ruling.

Judge Howard Riddle dismissed Assange’s arguments, which sound a ...

By Maya Dusenbery • 13 years ago

Julian Assange says “Sweden is the Saudi Arabia of feminism” and he is a victim of “revolutionary feminism”

Oh good. Julian Assange keeps talking. In a recent interview, he said he was bewildered by the sexual assault allegations against him. He sees himself a victim of radicalism:

“Sweden is the Saudi Arabia of feminism,” he said. “I fell into a hornets’ nest of revolutionary feminism.”

Honey, I wish Sweden was a nest of “revolutionary feminism,” but I really don’t think it’s quite there yet.

Maybe Assange is confused because he doesn’t seem to grasp the basics of consent. He says one of the women “arrived at a lunch in a revealing pink cashmere sweater, flirted with him, and took him home.” And the other woman took a “’trophy photo’ of him lying naked in her bed.” Well, ok, that’s nice. ...

Oh good. Julian Assange keeps talking. In a recent interview, he said he was bewildered by the sexual assault allegations against him. He sees himself a victim of radicalism:

“Sweden is the Saudi Arabia of feminism,” he ...

By Vanessa • 13 years ago

What We Missed

Another singer, R&B and soul vocalist Teena Marie, died yesterday.

A federal investigation continues in Kansas City on whether or not Dr. George Tiller’s assassination was part of a larger conspiracy.

Amanda Marcotte and Moe Tkacik discuss the rape allegations against Julian Assange on Bloggingheads. Also, Assange has made a $1.3 million book deal, one he claims he was “forced” to make.

Two steps forward for NYC: After tons of mobilizing, the NYPD has announced they will be changing how their sex crimes reporting and statistics are handled. Also, the New York City Council passed a new law that would create more transparency when students are arrested.

Another singer, R&B and soul vocalist Teena Marie, died yesterday.

A federal investigation continues in Kansas City on whether or not Dr. George Tiller’s assassination was part of a larger conspiracy.

Amanda ...