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'It's Not Rape if She Blinks Twice for Yes' and Other Phallacies of Rape Culture

The New York Times recently reported that yet another rapist is being let off of the hook – as the majority are. Nearly 95% of men standing trial for rape in the United States and the United Kingdom are cleared of all charges, which is a shocking number considering the social, personal and political consequences [...]

Man Killed For Residing In United States While Black

On November 25th, 2006, Sean Bell was shot the day before his wedding date — because he was going to a bachelor party with friends at the Kalua Club in Queens, New York. He was shot by three detectives; two friends in his bachelor party were wounded and he was killed by the fifty shots [...]

Garfield Minus Garfield: The Analogy With U.S. Politics and Scratching Your Balls

There’s something about U.S. Foreign Policy that’s a bit off. “No, really,” you say, “wow, I thought we were just flouting international law with no possible repercussions because no one will ever have more power than we do.” But recently one perfect analogy of the

Antonin Scalia:Life, Liberty, & the Pursuit of Concentration Camps

As if we needed reasons to fear and loathe Antonin Scalia, we’ve just received another. (WARNING: THE FOLLOWING POST IS DISTURBING.) No, it’s not that hunting trip he took with Cheney – wikipedia offers that “Scalia refused, however, to recuse himself in the case of Cheney v. United States District Court for the District of [...]

Vibrators: All Abuzz about that Pecuniary Value.

As recently as Monday, according to the Associated Press, the Supreme Court left an Alabama ban on sex toys intact, meaning that you can still face a $10,000 fine or up to 1 year in jail… for a pleasure device. A second offense can lead to up to 10 years in prison. To quote a [...]

Free the Jena 6, Symbolism, and Political Fashion

So, most importantly, for those of you who might not have heard about the Jena 6, here’s the story.  In brief, it’s about a group of black kids who sat under a tree that was a “traditionally white” hangout spot in the mostly white town of Jena, Louisiana, last December. The next day, there were [...]