Salty Eggs » Sexism http://saltyeggs.com South Florida politics, music, culture, life Tue, 14 May 2013 21:08:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 California Judge Pulls an Akin, Says Rape Victim “Didn’t Put Up a Fight” http://saltyeggs.com/california-judge-pulls-an-akin-says-rape-victim-didnt-put-up-a-fight/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=california-judge-pulls-an-akin-says-rape-victim-didnt-put-up-a-fight http://saltyeggs.com/california-judge-pulls-an-akin-says-rape-victim-didnt-put-up-a-fight/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 18:00:25 +0000 Erica K. Landau http://saltyeggs.com/?p=11511

In case you weren’t maxed out on rape apologism this week, yesterday the California Commission on Judicial Performance voted unanimously to publicly admonish Orange County Superior Court jackass Derek Johnson after he made “insensitive” statements during a 2008 sentencing hearing ”about sexual assault victims who do not ‘put up a fight.’ ” (His rebuke comes four years [...]

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]]> http://saltyeggs.com/california-judge-pulls-an-akin-says-rape-victim-didnt-put-up-a-fight/feed/ 1 Representations of the Women’s Movement Are Often Too Reductive http://saltyeggs.com/representations-of-the-womens-movement-are-often-too-reductive/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=representations-of-the-womens-movement-are-often-too-reductive http://saltyeggs.com/representations-of-the-womens-movement-are-often-too-reductive/#comments Fri, 09 Nov 2012 20:18:06 +0000 Erica K. Landau http://saltyeggs.com/?p=10783

Much has been made about Obama’s victory and the female voting bloc that helped him get re-elected. Relevant meme after meme, like the one above, has sprouted across social media. The gist: If you’re happy about Tuesday night’s victory, thank a woman. Women usually make up about 54 percent of the electorate, and this time [...]

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I won’t waste time detailing what the Bikini Basketball Association is, since you’ve probably already seen posts announcing its impending debut on any number of click-hungry websites. All you need to know is that (1) the Bikini Basketball Association (the official website of which is set to launch in 22 days) is the latest in [...]

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