Rape Survivor Forbidden To Say She Was Raped
She was also forbidden to say she was sexually assaulted, and she was not allowed to refer to herself as the victim, or to the defendant as the assailant. A judge banned the use of all these terms at the Kansas City trial of the man charged with raping Tory Bowen:
More on Clinton and Sexism
Joe Gandelman has a must-read post on the Clinton sexism video. It’s fairly long, but I want to quote snips from it, because Joe makes a lot of excellent points (my bolds below):
New YouTube Video Attacks Obama for Gender Bias Against Hillary Clinton
Here is the latest Obama attack video:
Libby’s response is nail-on-the-head perfect:
Cutting Off Your Nose To Spite Your Face
There is a line that separates support and obsession. That same line acts as the boundary between activism, and self destructive action. This line is etched in anger, and what ultimately decides which side you are on is your ability to control that anger.
“Hold on one second there, sweetie”
This is definitely not the way for Obama to broaden his appeal with female voters:
Does Calling for Clinton’s Ouster Equate to Sexism?
Recently I have shifted my opinion from Clinton should be pushed out to she can stay in for as long as she likes. I have my reasons for both views, but even when I was hardcore for calling for Clinton’s ouster, I never thought of misogyny as the motivational force behind it.
Senator McCain, Maybe There Should Be Lawsuits
This is my contention with the Right’s war on law suits; occasionally, they’re necessary.
Oh “Boy”
Josh Marshall, on a topic unrelated to what I’m about to talk about, produces what I think is a very sane concept when we look at our usage of language, and language’s potential to offend.
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