Welcome to that wonderful time of year when everyone rolls out their Year in Review stories, otherwise known as “It’s the last week of the year and nothing happens between Christmas and New Years.” Oh, I think stuff is happening. You’re here. And I’m here, after all. So let’s make a regular ol’ work day…
I can’t believe the news in my in-box today: UFC President Dana White made a prison rape joke in response to someone on twitter! This comes barely a week after he fired fighter Miguel Torres for making a “rape van” joke on twitter. Seriously, White? Seriously?! This makes the fourth rape joke coming from a…
Does FOX condone rape? Their new business partners at the UFC sure seem to! The same week that the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) went prime time last month on FOX Sports, in a reported $700 million deal, top fighter Forrest Griffin tweeted that “rape is the new missionary.” And less than a month later, during…
*TRIGGER WARNING FOR SEXUAL VIOLENCE SURVIVORS* Did I miss a memo? Is it Everybody Go Ape-shit week and I forgot my helmet at home? There’s so much going on, I’m going to have to just jump right in: For the first time in the history of the FDA, a ruling was vetoed by a member…
Passing this along from the ACLU of Nevada (and PS: there’s a petition about this, too): For Immediate Release Nov. 29, 2011 Contact: Staci Pratt, Legal Director, ACLU of Nevada pratt@aclunv.org, 702.366.1536 x201 ACLU of Nevada: Raped Servicewomen Deserve Insurance Coverage for Abortion Las Vegas—The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Nevada is calling on…
**TRIGGER WARNING** I just read Eve Ensler’s essay “Over It” and it really resonates with the space I’m in right now. In case you haven’t read it yet, here’s a snapshot: I am over rape. I am over rape culture, rape mentality, rape pages on Facebook. I am over the thousands of people who signed…
As regular readers know, The Sin City Siren has joined with organizations and concerned individuals — many of them parents — to urge the Ultimate Fighting Championship to enact a code of conduct to discipline fighters and management when they have used offensive and inappropriate language, including a rash of recent episodes of hate speech…
We saw. We organized. We rallied! Saturday’s rally against hate speech and jokes about rape was a success thanks to the hard work and quick response of a lot of great people in the community. We had a nice turnout of about three dozen people, including parents, activists, advocates for survivors of sexual violence, and…
Here is the official press release for the rally tomorrow. I hope to see everyone there! For Immediate Release: • Emmily Bristol, Board Member of the Nevada Coalition Against Sexual Violence • Leslie Lilla, Nevada single mother and board member of the United Labor Agency of Nevada (ULAN): 702-592-7844, or leslielilla@cox.net • Christine Kramar, Nevada…
The mantle of hero has always been heavy. In the comics, Spiderman is told that with great power comes great responsibility. And even though the web-slinger might not be a real person, the advice rings true for our flesh-and-blood heroes, too. In these modern times, heroes come in a variety of forms built up by…
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