Tag Archives: sexual abuse

Porn Star Traci Lords Releases Song “Stupidville” About Steubenville Rape

Jessica WakemanMarch 15, 2013 //
steubenville rape case
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Hacktivists threaten to release personal information of alleged rapists. Read More »
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Steubenville student jokes about the raped "dead girl." Read More »
Teach Boys Not To Rape
On Steubenville High School and teaching boys not to rape. Read More »
"Stupidville"

***Trigger warning in video for simulated rape***

This week began the trial of Trenton Mays and Ma’lik Richmond, two teenaged boys in Steubenville, Ohio, who were charged with the rape and kidnapping of a 15-year-old girl at a high school party this August. The boys are members of the Steubenville High School football team, local celebrities in a football-obsessed culture. Other members of the team witnessed the alleged sexual assault by Mays and Richmond of the girl, who was blackout drunk and vomiting on herself. Partygoers snapped pictures of her being carried around by her arms and legs and tweeted and texted pics of her degradation; another student at the party filmed a video where he joked about the “dead girl.”

Ever since the Steubenville rape began getting press coverage, the former porn star Traci Lords has been vocal about the local culture’s misogynistic culture. She herself was raped in Steubenville at age 10 by a 14-year-old boy. Yesterday, Lords, who is now a musician, released a song called “Stupidville” — a slang term for the town that the locals use — about sexual assault. Keep reading »

Today’s Gross Politician: New York Assemblyman Vito Lopez Has A Thing For Underaged Girls

Sarah GrayMarch 12, 2013 //
Cain Getting Handsy?
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Herman Cain was accused of sexual harassment by two women. Read More »
Citibank Sex Harassment
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A banker says her employer, Citibank, told her she was "too sexy." Read More »
Sexist Politician
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"No female interns" is strike two for this sexist politician. Read More »
So Sleazy!
Vito Lopez 3.12.2013

It wouldn’t be a day at The Frisky if I didn’t get to write about a sleazy politician! Today’s subject: New York Assemblyman Vito J. Lopez, a Democrat from Brooklyn.

According to The New York Daily News, the 71-year-old complained to a fellow staff members about statutory rape laws in New York, because he thought his 14-year-old intern was “sexy.”  The intern in question had only been working there six days and is the daughter of a Brooklyn judge he helped elect.  There is currently a police probe into whether any criminal actions were committed.

Alas, this is not the first accusation of sexual harassment against Vito Lopez. (Sadly, it usually isn’t.) Keep reading »

Three Girls Ages 5, 9, & 11 Raped And Murdered In India

Jessica WakemanFebruary 21, 2013 //
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  • Three young sisters ages 5, 9, and 11 have been raped and murdered in their small village in rural India after being kidnapped at some point on February 14. Indian police are now under fire for not taking their mother’s original missing persons complaint seriously. The country has been under scrutiny in recent months for high-profile gang rapes and their mishandling by the country’s politicians and police. [Guardian UK]
  • A Mississippi is defending their decision to publish an article about a same-sex wedding between two women. [Think Progress]
  • On cultural appropriation in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition, which showed scantily-clad models photographed with locals in Namibia. [Racialicious] Keep reading »

An Answer For Fox’s “The Five” Host Bob Beckel: Yes, Rape On College Campuses Happens

Sarah GrayFebruary 21, 2013 //
After Sexual Assault
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Tips for reclaiming your sex life after being sexually assaulted. Read More »
What Is Manhood?
Times Of India respect women newspaper ad
Indian newspaper ad implores men to respect women. Read More »
Teach Boys Not To Rape
On Steubenville High School and teaching boys not to rape. Read More »
WTF?!
Bob Beckel rape

Nothing gets me up on my soapbox more than comments about rape, especially rape on college campuses. It seems that despite the plethora of statistics laid out plainly in nifty little infographics, the public remains woefully ignorant to the widespread prevalence of sexual assault and rape right here in the U.S. of A. Even scarier is that members of the media with a mass audience espouse this same ignorance.

Take Fox’s “The Five” host Bob Beckel. When discussing Colorado Democrat Joe Salazar’s comments about keeping guns off campus by saying that on-campus call boxes and rape whistles should suffice to protect against rape, Beckel asked, “When was the last time you heard about rape on campus?” Keep reading »

“One Billion Rising” Today To End Violence Against Women And Girls

Sarah GrayFebruary 14, 2013 //
One Billion Rising
Just some of the acts of violence that women worldwide endure. Read More »
A Prayer For Men
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Watch video of Eve Ensler's "Man Prayer." Read More »
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End Violence Against Women & Girls Now

If you’re not into the commercial cutesiness of Valentine’s Day, there’s an alternate, empowering holiday to celebrate on February 14th: V-Day, a global movement to end violence against women and girls.  ”The Vagina Monologues” playwright Eve Ensler created V-Day, which is celebrated each year on Valentine’s Day as the play is staged around the world to raise money for local rape crisis centers.  

This year, V-Day also marks the grand finale of Ensler’s year long One Billion Rising campaign. The One Billion Rising name and collective goal derives from a statistic that one in three women will suffer abuse or rape in their lifetime; out of the seven billion people populating the world, that means roughly one billion women will be victims.   Keep reading »

Man Forces Underage Girl To Shower With Him, Throws Cheese At Her

Ami AngelowiczJanuary 30, 2013 //
Poisonous Vagina
A woman tried to poison her husband with her vagina. Read More »
Snowman Sex
He tried to have sex with a snowman and got frostbite of the penis. Read More »
Boob Smothering
A man was smothered to death by a woman's boobs. Read More »

Raymond Duesler of Gloversville, New York is facing sexual abuse charges for getting into a shower with a 16-year-old girl and throwing cheese at her. Of course, I know what your first question is — what kind of cheese? That detail has not been made available to the public. For some reason, I’m envisioning it being shredded cheese. Maybe cheddar. Nothing artisan. Not to make light of this abhorrent crime, I just got distracted by the cheese throwing.Why? It’s just so disgusting.

Sadly, this girl was not the only one violated by Duesler. The 55-year-old is accused of exposing his penis, showing porn to and requesting oral sex from three more underage girls. Thankfully, he is in jail awaiting trial. If there is any justice in the world, an inmate is throwing cheese at Duesler while he showers right this very minute. [CBS6 Albany]

“What’s The Definition Of Manhood?” Indian Newspaper Ad Implores Men To Respect Women

Jessica WakemanJanuary 29, 2013 //
India's Rape Culture
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A 17yo gang rape victim committed suicide, while another is dying. Read More »
Her Name Was Jyoti
Jyoti Singh Pandey father
The father of Indian gang rape victim speaks out. Read More »
Indian Men Protest
Indian men don skirts to protest rape culture. Read More »
Another Gang Rape
india rape protest
Another woman has been gang raped on a bus in India. Read More »
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Times Of India respect women newspaper ad

Following a spate of gang rapes in India in the past several months, the Times Of India newspaper is running quarter-page ads imploring men to treat women with respect through the stark statement, “The true test of your manhood is how you treat a woman. All women. Any woman. Every woman.” I’m pleased the newspaper is questioning traditional aspects of toxic masculinity, like “rash driving” and “drunken brawls,” which some men do think defines their manhood. Yet I also think their conclusion about proving your manhood by behaving a certain way (even if it’s the right way) is problematic: “If you do not respect women, you are only half a man.” That’s the flip side of the same thinking that says guys aren’t manly if they don’t want sex all the time. Just like sexist expectations of femininity can imprison women, sexist expectations can imprison men, too. I’m all for eradicating rape culture everywhere. But the answer isn’t to tell men to act like “real men,” it’s to tell them to act like good human beings. [Our Mobile World]

UFC, FOX Pressured To Drop Quinton “Rampage” Jackson From Fight Over His YouTube Video About Attempted Rape

Jessica WakemanJanuary 24, 2013 //
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Meet Gina Carano, the female face of mixed martial arts. Read More »
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Caitlin Kelley is a nine-year-old MMA fighter. Read More »
Lingerie Football
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... is trying to klass things up. Read More »
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quinton rampage jackson

On January 26, FOX is set to air an Ultimate Fighting Championship fight with MMA fighter Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, who last April posted a video on the YouTube channel for FilmOn in which he jokingly attempted to rape a woman. He in the video, he advises viewers to use choloroform to “help her relax” and suggests purchasing zip ties. Also in the video, Jackson says he hopes the woman he attempts to rape “got low self-esteem.” A clip from the video shows Jackson dressed in all black, sneaking up behind a woman with her back turned while she’s opening her car door. Worst of all, this video is entitled “How To Pick Up A Gurl … Fast.”

Let me remind you again: FOX and UFC want to put this guy on TV.

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“Glee” Star Mark Salling Accused Of Forcing Sex Without A Condom

Jessica WakemanJanuary 21, 2013 //
Naya Rivera Pole Dances
Naya Rivera pole dancing
Once upon a time the "Glee" star took a swing around the pole. Read More »
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Heather Morris' Leaked Nude Photos
Nude pics have leaked from "Glee" star Heather Morris. Read More »
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Lea Michele wants to give her boobs "more opportunities." Read More »
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  • Mark Salling, who plays Puck on “Glee,” has been accused of sexual battery by an ex-girlfriend for refusing to put on a condom during otherwise consensual sex. Just call him the Julian Assange of McKinley High. [Stupid Celebrities]
  • Justin Bieber’s mom Patti Mallette is producing an anti-abortion short film called “Crescendo” to raise money for so-called “crisis pregnancy centers.” [Black Book Mag]
  • Nooooo! American Girl doll Samantha Parkington is being discontinued.  [Update: a commenter points out Samantha has been discontinued for years.] [The Gloss] 

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Debate This: Grandfather Posts Picture Of Himself With Grandaughter In Bath Tub — Inappropriate Or Not?

Jessica WakemanJanuary 18, 2013 //
Calorie Mom
What calorie-obsessed Vogue diet mom ignores in her memoir. Read More »
Jada On Willow's Body
Jada defends Willows right to ownership over her own body. Read More »
On Attachment Parenting
One woman's opinion about attachment parenting. Read More »
bishop trotter bathtub photo

A mini-explosion occurred on the Internet this week when Bishop Larry Trotter, pastor of a Chicago mega-church, posted a picture of himself in the bathtub with his four-year-old granddaughter. Trotter sat in the tub smiling beside the little girl, whose face has been blurred out; both are covered in bubbles, so it’s impossible to tell whether he or she is naked (or wearing swimwear, or otherwise clothed).

Quite understandably, people got very concerned. Keep reading »

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