Just how misogynist a society are we? Well, pretty damned misogynist — barbarically misogynist, that’s all (and in fact, tonight I’m looking for a word that goes beyond barbaric). Racist and xenophobic too, of course. Here’s an unbelievable story encompassing all that and more:
Pregnant Woman Shackled During Labor for Driving Without License in Nashville, with [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on July 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
One woman’s suffering….
Posted in Culture, Human Rights, MSNBC, Misogyny, Patriarchy, Rape, Sexism, Violence Against Women, Women's Issues, sexism, tagged Chis Matthews, David Shuster, Josef Fritzl, Media, Misogyny, Olbermann, rape, sexism, torture on July 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
NOTE: I kept this as a draft (then forgot it) because I needed to doublecheck that this “special” did air on MSBNC, and it did, though not until 11 pm Eastern. Needless to say I didn’t watch it.
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It’s a story more horrifying, more sick and degraded than I can handle, personally, which is why I’ve [...]
