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Capitalism At Its Best: Purchase Your Snooki Punch Souvenir
Jersey Shore's Snooki getting punched in the face has graduated to bonafide cultural phenomenon with tasteless products real and fake. On the bright side, maybe it'll help her fufill her wish of getting her own show. [BWE, DonkeyTs]Female Genital Mutilation Banned In Uganda
In contrast to the controversy surrounding a proposed anti-gay bill, there is some positive news coming from Uganda: female genital mutilation has been banned, with those caught in the practice facing 10 years to life in prison. [CNN]Jersey Shore Bruiser's Dad Blames Snooki, MTV
The father of the gym teacher who punched Jersey Shore's Snooki in the face has some fighting words of his own. "He doesn't understand how that happened," says Dan Ferro. "She was being very aggressive. That's who she is, apparently." More »Sex And Violence: Why Is Snooki More Precious Than I Am?
We're going to try a little experiment: that is, present a friendly male point of view once in a while. Today, writer Cord Jefferson responds to Jezebel commenters who weighed in on the sucker-punch heard 'round the reality TV world. More »MTV To Air Anti-Violence PSA After Next Week's Jersey Shore
The episode of Jersey Shore that includes Snooki getting punched by a man in a bar will air next week, followed by a PSA cautioning, "Violence against women in any form is a crime," reports the Daily News. More »Jersey Shore: There's Nothing Funnier Than A Woman Getting Punched In The Face
Survivors Reflect On The "Montreal Massacre" 20 Years Later
Twenty years ago today, Marc Lépine entered the École Polytechnique and killed fourteen women. In his suicide note, he claimed it was "Because I have decided to send the feminists, who have always ruined my life, to their Maker." More »12/06/09
As a reaction, Canada has a national day of reflection on violence against women and misogyny. Which is today.
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"Looking Away Supports Violence"
A German ad agency recently put up a series of fake scenes of violence in windows of high visibility apartments to raise awareness about domestic abuse. Like the Keira Knightley clip, it is brutal, but effective. [Copyranter]United/Nations: Ghida Anani On Addressing Violence Against Women
Last week, sitting alongside United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and the Princess of Thailand, twenty-eight year-old Lebanese activist Ghida Anani delivered a fiery, unblinking address on fighting violence against women. Here's what we talked about afterward. More »Patrick Stewart: "The Truth Is That Domestic Violence Touches Many Of Us."
"Most people find the idea of violence against women – and sometimes, though rarely, against men - abhorrent, but do nothing to challenge it."- Patrick Stewart, discussing his own childhood experiences with domestic violence in the Guardian. [Guardian]Downward Spiral
[San Salvador, November 25. Image via Getty]
More »Ending Violence Against Women: A Day At The U.N.
Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Yesterday, I hung out at United Nations headquarters to learn about what's being done at the highest levels and on the ground. Here's what I found out. More »The Cyclical Nature Of Songs About Sexual Violence
If he didn't care for me/I could have never made him mad/But he hit me and I was glad. An article in today's Guardian explores the work of Deborah Finding and her thesis on narratives of violence in pop music. More »Australian Men Undertake "My Oath" • Child Porn "Shrine" Discovered
• Australian men are being asked to pledge that they will never commit, excuse, or allow violence against women. The "My Oath" campaign is part of White Ribbon Day, which aims to combat violence by reaching out to men. • More »Rihanna On Chris Brown: "I Really Hope Young Men Can Learn From It"
"Even more than the girls, the men really need to learn from it," Rihanna tells The Guardian about her assault by Chris Brown, "Because everyone's focusing on the women, but the problem isn't the women." [Guardian]What's Being Taught In College Rape Prevention Programs?
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More »The Killer Inside Me: Sex, Death & Sadism
Facebook Allows "Pro-Rape, Anti-Consent" Group To Stay On The Site For Months
A group of students, both past and present, of the all-male St. Paul's College at Sydney University, decided to create a pro-rape Facebook page called "Define Statutory" that reportedly was allowed to stay up on the site for several months. More »