February, 2006
Italian Supreme Court upholds “damaged goods” theory of rape
From the same folks who once ruled that a woman could not have been raped because she was wearing jeans, comes a new decision that rape isn’t so bad if the girl isn’t a virgin. I use the word “girl” advisedly, since the victim in this case is a 14 year old child. Yes, the [...]
5 minutes ago in the backyard
More proof that American conservatives have no souls…
…and tiny little homunculi of Rush Limbaugh where their brains should be.
Hello, world
Visitors to this blog over the past 18 hours: Who knew? Every continent is represented except Antarctica. (Alas, I’ve always wanted to visit McMurdo Station, but I guess McMurdo Station doesn’t want to visit me.) I’m kind of amazed by this. Hello, Kenya! Nigeria! Saudi Arabia! Chile! Russia! Iran! All the people on all those [...]
Hot New Blog Celebrates Police Abuse of Prostitutes
Although I’m a denizen of Virginia, I hadn’t planned to post on the story about Spotsylvania County police officers having sex with prostitutes in order to get “evidence” for convictions. Twisty covered it perfectly well. But in the course of my travels this morning I happened upon a big-name new blog — big because it’s [...]
Now here are some pictures worth rioting over
Those who have been reading me for a little while have probably come to think of Dr. Socks as a tough old broad. But these pictures make me cry. I am so desperately, desperately ashamed for my country. They’re the new photos from Abu Ghraib unearthed by Australian TV. There are more, and worse. The [...]
Pakistanis Enraged by Cartoons Seek Revenge on Ronald McDonald and Colonel Sanders
I’m hesitant to say anything more about the cartoon mess, but the new violence in Pakistan intrigues me. What’s unmistakable about these Pakistani riots is that they’re directed at a number of particularly American targets — McDonald’s, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Pizza Hut — in addition to other Western businesses. Obviously none of these corporations had [...]
I Worship “The Daily Show”
No commentary can possibly improve on this. From The Daily Show’s Monday night coverage of the Cheney shooting, with correspondent Rob Corddry — “vice president firearms mishap analyst” — and host Jon Stewart:
Jesus really, really wants you to be his Valentine
Did you know that Valentine’s Day® is a wholly owned subsidiary of Russell Stover? It’s true! They bought the rights from Patriarchy, Inc. a few years ago, with the caveat that they’d maintain the brand image; i.e., if you’re single you’re a loser, and if you’re a single woman you’re such a loser you should [...]
Patriarchy on Ice: now with fewer exposed crotch shots
This is the first Winter Olympics since the skating poobahs dropped the rule that women had to wear skirts. That’s right, it used to be in the rulebook that female figure skaters had to compete in skirts — no trousers, no unitards. Hence the startling displays of exposed crotchitude that have been a feature of [...]
