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International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

Love / Shove blog post by Kelsey Wallace, November 25, 2008 - 4:11pm; tagged civil rights, gender, International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, UN, violence.

At least one out of every three women around the world has been beaten, coerced into sex, or otherwise abused in her lifetime — with the abuser usually someone known to her. Violence against women and girls is a universal problem of epidemic proportions. Perhaps the most pervasive human rights violation that we know today, it devastates lives, fractures communities, and stalls development.

- United Nations Development Fund for Women

Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Read more about the history of this day, and include your thoughts, after the jump.

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And while I'm at it

Bitch on Wheels blog post by Debbie Rasmussen, July 8, 2008 - 11:29pm; tagged language, offensive language, violence, violent language.

motherfucker.

Why?

Where did this word come from?

Every time I hear it, a similar jolt goes through my body.

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The Cold Shoulder

Saving Superheroines from Comic-book Violence

Article by Shannon Cochran, appeared in issue Super; published in 2007; filed under Books; tagged activism, comics, heroes, heroins, misogyny, superheroines, violence.

There’s a new Bat in Gotham City. Like Bruce Wayne, she’s a rich socialite by day and a black-clad vigilante at night. And, also like Bruce Wayne, in both incarnations she’s apt to sweep the ladies off their feet. Kate Kane, the new, revamped Batwoman, isn’t the first lesbian character to debut in the DC Comics universe, but she might have the highest profile. Last June, DC Executive Director Dan DiDio issued a press release saying the move was intended “to get a better cross-section of our readership and the world.”

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Holy Rollers

Is Roller Derby the New Burlesque?

Article by Tammy Oler, appeared in issue Fun & Games; published in 2005; filed under Social commentary; tagged competition, riot grrrl, roller derby, sexualizing, sports, violence.

Talk about old school. In skating rinks around the nation, saucy dames are getting together and strapping on old-fashioned quad roller skates to jam, block, and pummel each other. The roller derby revival is on. More than two dozen leagues operate across the country, with an average of 30 to 40 active skaters each (some leagues even boast as many as 60), and many more are in the works.

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