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Leftist commentary from a mouthy bitch

Ok, maybe we overstated that obesity epidemic thingy…

http://www.consumerfreedom.com/article_detail.cfm/article/161?nd=1 Yeah, that CDC study that said obesity kills 400,000 people annually? Yeah, the real figure is closer to 26,000. From the article: “It turns out that the 70 million … Continue reading

January 9, 2009 · 3 Comments

Barney Miller: Progressive Television?

Feel free to argue points or bring up other questions. This was getting really long, so I tried to just wrap it up. So the Boy and I have been … Continue reading

January 8, 2009 · 9 Comments

Merry Chrismahanukwanzmas with a heaping helping of Yule thrown in for good measure!

It’s time for one of my annoying religion/spirituality posts. I have a lot of friends who are Atheists. I have some friends who are Christian, but, to be honest, far … Continue reading

December 26, 2008 · 8 Comments

Victim-blaming in Britain.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1077266/He-seduced-Married-housewife-sex-boy-14-walks-free-court-judges-extraordinary-ruling.html A judge gave a 40 year old woman who slept with a 14 year old boy a slap on the wrist, and told her that the kid had obviously … Continue reading

December 1, 2008 · 18 Comments

Why I know “I’m just trying to be healthy” is usually bullshit.

I’m a gymbunny. A fat gymbunny, but a gymbunny all the same. I love the gym. I like lifting weights, I like the meditative state I can achieve on the … Continue reading

November 21, 2008 · 2 Comments

Victim-blaming: Not just for female victims anymore.

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/pa/main_line_delaware/20081118_Intern_died_for_resisting_rape__jury_told.html A 23 year old man was drugged with GHB and then killed when he struggled against the man trying to rape him. The defense in this case has two … Continue reading

November 20, 2008 · 2 Comments

Rape Victim Executed in Somalia

The woman was raped. But because in many Fundamentalist interpretations of Islam, unless another man says he witnessed it and that HE thinks she was raped, it’s adultery. This is … Continue reading

October 30, 2008 · 7 Comments

For the Guys. False Rape Accusations: Discuss

asked me if I’d be willing to host a discussion amongst the guys on their take on the “Epidemic” of false rape accusations that gets trotted out every time I, … Continue reading

October 28, 2008 · 13 Comments

Hypervigilance is not normal.

One common trait/habit shared by many sexual assault survivors, regardless of whether they knew their assailant or not, is hypervigilance. Hypervigilance is defined as “the condition of maintaining an abnormal … Continue reading

October 28, 2008 · 4 Comments

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