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#research: Men Who Buy Sex: Who They Buy And What They Know
By feimineach / in #research, #quickhits / May 16, 2013This is a research study of 103 men who describe their use of trafficked and non-trafficked women in prostitution, and their awareness of coercion and violence. Authors: Melissa Farley, Julie Bindel a...
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#vivelafeminism: Is ‘#ladculture’ causing a surge in student feminist societies?
By feimineach / in #feminism, #vivelafeminism, #sociology, #womensrights, #quickhits, #women / May 8, 2013I’ve not noticed this at all on the campus on which I teach but, ear to the ground as I am, that doesn’t mean it’s not going on. With reports of slutshaming websites and pimp and hoe student nights ...
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#research: Saturated market ‘putting prostitutes at risk’ [TW]
By feimineach / in #research, #quickhits / April 12, 2013A report says that sex workers in Westminster are at greater risk of violence because of a fall in demand and an increase in those selling sex.The study by Westminster Council shows the recession has ...
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#research: New study on sexual assault in the military
By feimineach / in #research, #quickhits / January 3, 2013From christinedecleene: According to a recent news article, more than 1,100 female military members who served in or near Iraq or Afghanistan were asked to complete anonymous mail surveys as part of ...
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#maleficentmisogyny: Sexism in the skeptic community: I spoke out, then came the rape threats
By feimineach / in #maleficentmisogyny, #quickhits / November 2, 2012It wasn’t until I started talking about feminism to skeptics that I realized I didn’t have a safe space.When I first got involved with the skeptics, I thought I had found my people—a community that en...
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#vivelafeminism: I need feminism because…
By feimineach / in #feminism, #vivelafeminism, #sociology, #womensrights, #quickhits, #women / September 7, 2012[TRIGGER WARNING][via whoneedsfeminism] I need feminism because I lost ALL of my “friends” for being a lying whore after I was raped by my ex-boyfriend (assisted by one of my “good friends”).
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#maleficentmisogyny: Why everything Brendan O’Neill said about rape is wrong and offensive
By feimineach / in #maleficentmisogyny, #quickhits / September 1, 2012Brendan O'Neill saying something offensive about women and women’s issues isn’t surprising nowadays. I think it’s how he gets his jollies. But, BoJo-esque calamaity-making or not, hi...
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#maleficentmisogyny: Rape: Just another “method of conception
By feimineach / in #maleficentmisogyny, #quickhits / August 29, 2012“In response to a question about the “legitimate rape”/ Akin debacle, Paul Ryan says that life is life and the “method of conception” — in context, remember, rape — that doesn’t change that. Wh...
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#maleficentmisogyny: What people who talk about “legitimate rape” really mean
By feimineach / in #maleficentmisogyny, #quickhits / August 29, 2012These days it’s getting harder and harder for those who want to deny rape. Gone are the good ol’ days when rape within marriage was legal. Or when we thought that all rapes were conducted by men jumpi...
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#maleficentmisogyny: Society has allowed rapists to define what resistance is…
By feimineach / in #maleficentmisogyny, #quickhits / August 21, 2012This quote seems particularly relevant at the moment with Todd Akin’s statements about “legitimate rape”, and Assange’s rape apologists (e.g. George Galloway) claiming that Assange’s actions probably ...
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#research: Sociologist Allan Johnson notes that a society is patriarchal to the extent that it is male-dominated
By feimineach / in #research, #quickhits / January 27, 2011Sociologist Allan Johnson notes that a society is patriarchal to the extent that it is male-dominated, male-identified, and male-centered. This doesn’t mean that all men have power over all women or t...
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#research: “Asking for it”
By feimineach / in #research, #quickhits / December 5, 2010“Asking for it”padaviya:There’s nothing like science for giving that objective, white-coat flavoured legitimacy to your prejudices, so it must have been a great day for Telegraph readers w...
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#research: Study on Rape of Youth Age 12 and Younger Responded to WithVictim-Blaming Rhetoric
By feimineach / in #research, #quickhits / November 18, 2010Study on Rape of Youth Age 12 and Younger Responded to With Victim-Blaming Rhetoric Trigger Warning for discussions of sexual violence against children and adolescents, as well as victim-blaming and ...
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#research: Why No Doesn’t Mean No to Some Men
By feimineach / in #research, #quickhits / October 28, 2010Why No Doesn’t Mean No to Some Menparentheticalaside:No means no — but not all men get the message, according to a new study. The research shows that men who endorse sexually aggressive attitude...
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SOUTH AFRICAN RAPE SURVEY
By feimineach / in #feminism, #sociology, #womensrights, #humanrights, #women, #thinkyblog / June 18, 2009I don’t think there is one word I could add to this story to make its message any plainer or any more disturbing. These are the cruel realities of life in South Africa. Some key statements: One...
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