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Yesterday, the internet was abuzz and a-head-shake with news that several fans of Chris Brown expressed their adoration of the star by Tweeting that they'd let the convicted domestic abuser hit them in the face. Some concerned people even took it upon themselves to teach those female internet users a lesson about joking about domestic violence— by threatening to beat and even rape them. One of the now-infamous Tweeters told me her side of the story. More »
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A Florida judge has ordered a man accused of grabbing his wife by the neck and shoving her into the back of their couch to take the woman out on a proper date: Red Lobster, and bowling. Anything else shitty and totally inappropriate you want to suggest, judge? A gentle fingerbanging session, perhaps? More »
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In a truly awful act of violence, an Afghan man strangled his wife to death after she gave birth to a second daughter instead of the son he had wanted. The 22-year-old woman, whose name was Estorai, had previously told her family members that her husband was unhappy with the birth of their first daughter and had threatened to kill her if she gave birth to another girl. More »
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Today in terrible ideas: a new pair of bills proposed by New Hampshire Republicans would seek to put fresh red tape between police and their ability to arrest domestic abusers in the state. There's no way this could possibly go wrong! More »
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Sometimes our planet's constant wars can seem as senseless and brutish as a bunch of Neanderthals throwing rocks at each other, and according to one team of scientists, that's what they are: an outgrowth of men's instinct to defend their mates and territories against outsiders. Are you skeptical? Good. More »
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Things are never that serene inside a Chuck E. Cheese restaurant, what with all the overstimulated children running around and all, but things got especially wild at a Chuck E. Cheese in Dearborn, Michigan, yesterday when a brawl broke out during a birthday party. More »
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The Supreme Court's currently considering a case that would effectively lift the more stringent decency standards to which network TV programming is currently held. Networks say that it's not fair that cable gets to go out till 2 am and go on dates and stuff when they're stuck memorizing Bible verses at home and practicing penmanship. The FCC claims that The Children Will Be Damaged if they're allowed to hear swears or look at butts on CBS. More damaged than they are by witnessing network TV depiction of murders or jokes about violence against women? Apparently! More »
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Career blogger Penelope Trunk was already a little bit infamous when she tweeted about her miscarriage during a board meeting. Now, she's written an astonishingly raw post about her abusive marriage, complete with a photo of her bruised body. Yet this is the same blogger who routinely issues tidy, didactic lists about how to live one's life. Who is Penelope Trunk, anyway? More »
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Opponents of violent imagery in video games have been stymied for years by the fact that no actual evidence existed to support their theory that in-game behavior led to in-life behavior. After all, Grand Theft Auto didn't lead to a suburban car theft and prostitute rape epidemic. Bioshock didn't lead to the mass murder of libertarians. LA Noire didn't cause police to be any more crooked than they already were. But now, new research has linked violent video games to a change in thought patterns that could lead to violent behavior in men. More »
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The words "girl gang" conjure up images from 1950s pulp novels and drive-in movies, where teenage hellions and "lust-cats of the gutter" clawed at each other (sexily) and every now and then someone almost got stabbed. But in today's New York Post , Brad Hamilton writes, "Sister gangs are popping up all over Manhattan, Brooklyn and The Bronx with names such as the Harlem Hiltons, Hood Barbies, Billion Dolla Beauties, Gun Clappin Divas and 2 Gurl Gunnas, police say." This is no sexploitation B-movie; the violence is real and deadly. And in some cases, the internet is where the fights start. The Post also ran a first-person piece from "Kim," a 16-year-old, about her life in a "crew" (headline: "Confessions Of A Switchblade Sister"). Kim says: More »
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Turns out soda isn't just bad for your teeth: if you're a teenager, it could make you more likely to knife someone. More »
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Barbara Sheehan admits that in February 2008, she killed her husband by shooting him 11 times with two guns. The prosecution argues that Sheehan committed a planned execution. However, in a case that's drawing national attention to domestic violence, Sheehan claims that her actions were justified because her husband would have murdered her if she hadn't killed him first. More »
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The first-ever study of queer Latina women in Chicago reveals some disturbing news: not only do they face discrimination, but they also suffer from high rates of domestic violence. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5828761&view=rss&microfeed=true Journalist Mac McClelland witnessed a rape victim's trauma in Haiti, and was later diagnosed with PTSD. She writes, "under the circumstances, violent sex wasn't a matter of recreation for me. It was a way, one way, to help get better." Her description of the (consensual) encounter that helped her heal is raw and may be triggering for some, but it's moving to read how the experience helped her rediscover her own strength. More »
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Actress Gabrielle Union — whom you may have seen in movies like Bring It On, Bad Boys II, and Daddy's Little Girls — has openly spoken about about being raped when she was 19, and is now an advocate for victims of sexual assault. Union recently Tweeted her support of Rihanna's "Man Down" video, and revealed that she actually fired a gun at the man who attacked her. More »
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After an altercation between two students in a fraternity basement last weekend, Dartmouth sororities have enacted a stringent new policy requiring frats to discipline members accused of assault or face social isolation. But not everybody thinks it's a good idea. More »
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Back in the day, people were knocked off in restaurants. But that was then — now, it's all about salons and barber shops. In recent months, it seems not a week goes by without some hair-related crime going down. More »
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34-year-old Brooklyn high school teacher Sabrina Milo was held Saturday on $100,000 bail after prosecutors revealed she had threatened a machine-gun rampage that would be like "Columbine all over again." More »
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The shooting occurred early this morning at a fraternity house near Ohio's Youngstown State University. Police have identified a suspect but have no one in custody and have no information on whether the suspect acted alone. More »
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RiRi frolics with blow-up dolls and sings, "Sex in the air. I don't care. I love the smell of it. Sticks and stones may break my bones but chains and whips excite me." BDSM enthusiast, or attempting to be edgy? More »
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Chris Brown would like the restraining order that prevents him from getting within 500 feet of Rihanna lifted. I would like to live in a world wherein my ears could take out a restraining order against Chris Brown. More »
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State Senator Linda Gray said guns aren't to blame—legalized abortion is. "It is ironic that today is the day 38 years ago that the Supreme Court said we do not have to respect the life of an unborn." More »
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According to a study, "benevolent sexism" — the idea that men need to protect and care for women — really isn't so benevolent. In fact, people tend to use such attitudes as an excuse for sexual violence. More »
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A mom from the Chicago suburbs has been indicted on aggravated battery to a child and other charges based on the recent beating of her two-year-old daughter. The problem: She never beat her child in the first place. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5734387&view=rss&microfeed=true Walgreens has turned over to authorities photos of Jared Lee Loughner "posing with a Glock...next to his naked buttocks" and near his crotch, and "dressed in a bright red g-string." He used the same gun model to kill six people. More »
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Sarah Palin emailed Glenn Beck to refudiate her possible responsibility for inciting the Tucson shooting. Meanwhile, did you know she has her own stalker, news of which just conveniently resurfaced? Poor, map-surveying Sarah. More »
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Horrible, breaking news: Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) was shot at close range outside a Safeway grocery store in Tucson while hosting a public event. Update: She's in "very critical" condition. More »
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Sarah Palin's Alaska disinvited a media critic from its podcast this week — because organizers were worried about what Palin supporters might do if they got too riled up. More »
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Of the men who admitted to committing rape, one third did not feel guilty about what they'd done. I wonder what Privilege Denying Dude has to say about this. More »
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A new survey shows bullying is, indeed, disturbingly prevalent: half of teens said they'd hit someone in the past year. Is the cause a shortage of hugs? More »
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We were already fucking. Her eyes were closed, and she was gathering the slack of the bedsheets into her hands. As we started going harder, she reached for the rail of the headboard. "Hit me," she said. More »
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Angela Paterson of Indianapolis has been arrested and charged with aggravated battery after she reportedly threw a bottle of acid at her son's girlfriend's face, causing "severe burns and blisters." More »
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Jessica Moore, a 19-year-old biology major at Seton Hall University, has died after being shot at an off-campus party late last night. Four others were shot; their injuries have been reported as "non-life-threatening." The shooter is still at large. More »
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A new interactive campaign in London asks the viewer whether or not they want to call 999 (911 for the UK city) upon hearing noises from a nearby domestic disturbance. It's an effective method, if not a pleasant one. More »
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On February 7, an angry, drunk, and possibly insane British woman stabbed her boyfriend in the eye with her stiletto heel. It punctured his socket and entered his brain, causing a blood vessel to burst. Weirdly, this has happened before. More »
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"I don't fear him. He has hit me twice," writes an advice-seeker of her husband. And instead of telling her to leave, columnist Cary Tennis says they can work it out. Can this ever be good advice? More »
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Dear girl at Die Antwoord concert who catwalked past me in a white tank top bearing, in black electrical-tape, the words "NO MEANS YES" and then, when I said, "Worst shirt ever," yelled a hugely self-satisfied "THANK YOU": More »
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According to the Associated Press, two bombs have exploded in Kampala, Uganda in separate sites where people were gathered to watch the World Cup. Officials have estimated that over 20 lives may have been lost. [AP] More »
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Everyone has bad days. Even billionaire politician Meg Whitman, who once lost her temper in the workplace and physically attacked an underling. More »
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Anyone who pays much attention to the fashion world will have noticed fashion photographers have an ongoing obsession with images of women looking dead. More »
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