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Hundreds of Children Arrested: Pornography Blamed
Hundreds of children have been arrested in the North over sex crimes, with experts blaming online pornography A shocking number of children have been arrested in connection with sex crimes in the North, with experts blaming online pornography. In some cases those...
Sexy Lies: Share Widely
Finally, a beautiful young woman who will be able to make this lesson stick. Thank You Caroline Heldman especially for quoting much of lines Media Watch has used for decades about the importance of recognizing sexual objectification and, of course, the END.. which I...
Tell GoDaddy, Audi You’re. . . #NotBuyingIt!
During the last Super Bowl over 4 million people heard the #NotBuyingIt critiques. We are finally an important discussion of sexism and the harms of it in advertising. Check out the discussions. Thanks to Miss Representation for these links: CNN, The Boston Globe to...
Immigration Reform: NOW
Majority of Voters of Every Race Support Comprehensive Immigration Reform by Seth Freed Wessler The overwhelming majority of 2012 voters strongly support the passage of a comprehensive immigration reform bill that includes a path to citizenship for undocumented...
GQ Ranks Women
GQ Publishes ‘Hottest Women’ List and Ranks Women By Race There are still 987 years left in this millennium but the editors of GQ just unveiled “The 100 Sexiest Women of the Millennium.” Beyoncé Knowles tops the list and is followed by other notable actresses and...
Watch and Share
A year ago today, you, me, and 24 million people defeated SOPA and Internet censorship. It was the largest online protest ever. It was amazing! Today, a lot of friends from the SOPA fight are declaring January 18th "Internet Freedom Day," and we want your help...
Prince of Peace in the Land of Guns
Celebrating the Prince of Peace in the Land of Guns Posted: 12/24/2012 9:00 am After watching the deranged, delusional National Rifle Association press conference on Friday, it was clear that the Mayan prophecy had come true. Except the only world that was ending was...
Critical Questions About Masculinity
Newtown and Old Analysis at The New York Times By Jackson Katz It's a safe bet that as school resumes and colleges come back from winter break, many teachers and professors will be discussing various aspects of the Newtown massacre. And for those who plan to discuss...
We Are a Country Drenched in Bloodshed: Some Hard Truths About Violence in the Media
By Don Hazen Read on Alternet December 20, 2012 | The horrific massacre of schoolchildren and their teachers in Newtown, Connecticut, has unleashed an unprecedented debate about how to address the problem of mass violence in our country. There is an increasing sense...