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I Have An Abusive Boyfriend, And He's Coming Home At 8

Let's just say you had an exciting, seductive, thrilling lover who mysteriously and secretively disappeared, leaving you with hundreds of unanswered questions. Eight months later, he's back. Do you give him an hour of your time? You do if he is a TV show, and if that TV show is Lost. Fans already know the deal: the ABC program is an exercise in exquisite torture, the primetime equivalent of an emotionally abusive relationship. What makes it abusive? Let us count the ways:
  • According to The National Domestic Violence Hotline, you may be in an emotionally abusive relationship if your partner (in this case, the show), tries to isolate you from family or friends. When you watch Lost, the world divides into two groups; those who also watch and those who don't. Even my own mother will be denied and ignored if she dares to call while I'm watching tonight. And heaven forbid if she asks, "What's the show about?"
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3:00 PM on Thu Jan 31 2008
By dodai
18,753 views, 160 comments

Latest by hortense: @TheDismalScience: I love MacGuffins. Hitchcock is the best. more »

"Ms. Lauterbach is dead, and has been buried here in Onslow County. The suspect in the case is the marine accused by her for assaulting her." — Direct quote from the Onslow County sheriff on CNN, concerning Maria Lauterbach, the pregnant marine who has been missing since mid-December. A key witness came forward with the information about Lauterbach, though authorities say her buried body has not yet been found.

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"Missing Porn Star" Wasn't Even A Porn Star

It's been noted how much the media loves to pick up stories of missing women — so long as they're white. Today it was reported that the bodies of both Latasha Norman (a black woman) and Emily Sander (a white woman) were discovered yesterday, and unsurprisingly, Emily's case had received much more attention in the days following her disappearance. And while the whole race aspect definitely has played a part here, I think that the real hook to her story was the whole "porn" thing. It added a dark seediness to the case that, as Jezebel's Jessica put it, would make her case perfect for Law and Order: SVU to rip from the headlines. The idea of her "secret life as a porn star" led many to jump to the conclusion that it must've had something to do with why she'd gone missing, because even if they don't want to admit it, people still think that women who engage in that sort of activity kinda have it coming. Oh except here's the thing: Emily wasn't a porn star. More »

6:00 PM on Fri Nov 30 2007
By Slut Machine
15,311 views, 69 comments

Latest by J.D.Regent: @Benevolent_Dictatrix: until the world is safe for whores it's not safe enough for me. more »

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Two Missing Women Found Too Late

There are some sad endings today for the stories of two separate missing women. 20-year-old Mississippi college student Latasha Norman — who had been missing since Nov. 13 — was found yesterday, after her ex-boyfriend led cops to her decomposing body. Her ex, Stanley Dwayne Cole, has been charged with murder. Also yesterday: the body of 18-year-old Emily Sander — the missing college student whose case gained national attention because of her "secret double life" modeling nude on the internet as Zoey Zane — was found in Kansas. The disappearance of Latasha Norman — a black woman — didn't receive nearly as much media attention as that of Sander or Stacy Peterson — both white — and Police Chief Malcolm McMillin, who's been heading up Norman's investigation thinks he knows why: "As far as the interest by the national media in the story, I think race probably had an impact." More »

9:45 AM on Fri Nov 30 2007
By Slut Machine
5,136 views, 134 comments

Latest by lovely nigerienne: I heard about Latasha yesterday. White women make for better TV ratings I guess. Right Rita and Nancy? more »