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Dowry in Congo Objectifies Women
Bride Price
By DESIRE MAPALA
In my country, the Democratic Republic of Congo, a bride is seen as merchandise or an object.
That’s because a suitor typically pays dowry to his future in-laws: cash and goods, such as clothes for the bride’s parents, cows, goats, beverages, blankets, kitchen utensils, refrigerators, radios, and televisions.
Some people call it a “sale.” Read the rest of this entry
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Pro-life Killer, Robert Dear
Women’s bodies are not battlefields.
It seems strange when a “pro-lifer” kills.
Like Robert Dear’s recent mass shooting.
Yet “pro-lifers” are less interested in sustaining life than in controlling women.
That sounds crazy, but check this out:
Pro-lifers aren’t really pro-life Read the rest of this entry
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Who Has a Higher Sex Drive?
While some women want more sex than their partners, generally the pattern goes the other way.
Why?
Researchers at Indiana University say, Read the rest of this entry
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“Suffragette” Says Stop Respecting Fear Over Need
“Suffragette”
• What are the tyrannies you swallow?
• What do you need to say?
• What are the words you do not yet have?
In the days after undergoing a biopsy to see whether a tumor taken from her breast was malignant, Audre Lorde examined her life.
What she most regretted were her silences. Read the rest of this entry
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Witch Burning = Misogyny
Last October, my neighbor stretched synthetic cobwebs among the branches of her tree. Against this creepy backdrop, she hung a broomstick and a badly made female figure, clearly a witch. The sight made me wince.
How did we evolve to find this display lightly amusing? Our forbearers did hang women from trees.
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Back to School, I Mean Rape Culture
SUNY Cortland men post back to school sign
As college women returned to school this fall, some were welcomed back to rape culture.
A few college boys who haven’t yet grown into man-sized shoes unravelled banners shouting:
Freshman Daughter Drop-Off
Hope your baby girl is ready for a good time
Go ahead and drop mom off too Read the rest of this entry
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High School “Salute” Spurs Sexism
Owen Labrie and St. Paul’s School
Owen Labrie is charged with raping a fifteen year old while trying to “score” in a high school game dubbed “the Senior Salute.”
Whether or not he is guilty, the game institutionalizes sexism. And it’s the sort of thing that can spur assault. Read the rest of this entry
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ISIL Rape Theology: When “God” Erases Conscience
ISIL leadership has deemed rape to be spiritually beneficial.
Including child rape:
It is permissible to have intercourse with the female slave who hasn’t reached puberty, if she is fit for intercourse.
Obedience to God can cause people to lose their conscience. Read the rest of this entry
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Gay Porn Stars Have More Fun
Why do women watch gay porn?
Why do women watch gay porn in large numbers if they don’t find penises arousing?
That’s what “Claire” wondered. Read the rest of this entry
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Hooking Up Is Fun. Or Dull. Or Painful
Hooking up can be dull or painful. If it’s about male superiority.
Some people like hooking up.
But it can be dull, or even painful – when it’s used to create male superiority.
Hooking up is painful
Kristy was making out with a guy, debating how far she wanted to go, when he stood up and ordered, “Get down on your knees.”
She froze. Read the rest of this entry
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