tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449710682692348635.comments2011-11-12T13:33:38.207-08:00Feminist Avengersnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449710682692348635.post-55245913454715888242008-09-17T12:26:00.000-07:002008-09-17T12:26:00.000-07:00duuuuude. people clearly missed the point of your post. angry grrrrlz rule! let's get together and have a real conversation about ending sexual violence! <BR/><BR/>hell yeah!<BR/><BR/>feminist love,<BR/>jenfeminist.lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08561819459563726934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449710682692348635.post-6631808943376542942008-09-17T12:14:00.000-07:002008-09-17T12:14:00.000-07:00existenz,<BR/><BR/>i think you misunderstand the post. as stated to singealiene, it's not that no one should talk about violence against women.<BR/><BR/>it's that violence against women should be discussed as part of a broader conversation.<BR/><BR/>it's that "omgz!! wasilla made women pay for rape kits while palin was mayor!!" is a talking point, and not an actual conversation about how best to end violence against women.<BR/><BR/>it's feminist-baiting and womyn-baiting. it's disingenuous. it's hypocritical.<BR/><BR/>check this for an excellent example of engaging issues of violence against women and the election. <A HREF="http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/blog/2008/09/15/a-culture-violence-against-women-more-than-rape-kits" REL="nofollow">More Than A Talking Point</A><BR/><BR/>p.s. i *am* insane!! :-D<BR/><BR/>p.p.s. tip: when reading something confrontational and angry with which you disagree, take a breath and read it again before you leave a ruuuuuude comment. maybe there's some meaning there you're missing because of the nature of the post or because you are so angry at the content!Feminist Avengershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11594892732705395846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449710682692348635.post-70379691364105360332008-09-17T11:29:00.000-07:002008-09-17T11:29:00.000-07:00This is a ridiculous post. Period.<BR/><BR/>As mayor, Sarah Palin forced rape victims to pay for their own rape kits. And you don't think anyone should bring it up, with an election six weeks away? Are you joking?<BR/><BR/>And then you spend time ripping Joe Biden, who wrote the Violence Against Women Act and voted against Clarence Thomas, Alito, and Roberts, yet you don't say anything about McCain?<BR/><BR/>What an insane rant. Palin is an anti-woman extremist and it damn well needs to be known before the election. Do you want McCain appointing SC judges and seeing Roe overturned?<BR/><BR/>Or would you rather shut down all conversation on the topic because some idiots out there (usually from the right wing) like to blame rape victims?<BR/><BR/>If McCain wins because Palin's extreme record wasn't discussed, you will only have yourself to blame for what happens next.Existenzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18171892133537439593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449710682692348635.post-28343397896671152432008-09-16T17:34:00.000-07:002008-09-16T17:34:00.000-07:00a fantastic post.Lisa M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08942660590421160810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449710682692348635.post-69771956156179230792008-09-16T17:22:00.000-07:002008-09-16T17:22:00.000-07:00amanda, <BR/><BR/>and <A HREF="http://www.feministing.com/archives/010594.html" REL="nofollow">here</A> is feministing's take on biden.<BR/><BR/>thanks again!Feminist Avengershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11594892732705395846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449710682692348635.post-3069188744428127302008-09-16T17:18:00.000-07:002008-09-16T17:18:00.000-07:00amanda,<BR/><BR/>i don't believe i accused biden of contempt for women, but as stated in the blog, he's no shining beacon. look up his record in the infamous anita hill hearings. <BR/><BR/>for instance: <A HREF="http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/23/biden-and-anita-hill-revisited/" REL="nofollow">here.</A> <BR/><BR/>so, i'd give his history with women/sexual violence a vote for "checkered."<BR/><BR/>thanks for stopping by!Feminist Avengershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11594892732705395846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449710682692348635.post-69682911817693504892008-09-16T12:05:00.000-07:002008-09-16T12:05:00.000-07:00Interestingly, Biden's "contempt" for female victims of violence extends to him writing the VAWA.Amanda Marcottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05098500818240791320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449710682692348635.post-42860778049418747252008-09-16T08:05:00.000-07:002008-09-16T08:05:00.000-07:00singealiene,<BR/><BR/>thanks for your comment. i enjoy hearing other people's perspectives, even when they differ from mine.<BR/><BR/>my problem doesn't lie with folks who have a grasp of the issue of rape talking about the issue. i would love to discuss it with you, or rachel, or feministe folks or anyone else who has had a concept of rape before this election and will continue to speak about it after the election.<BR/><BR/>my problem lies with folks who don't give a rat's ass about rape...until now! surprise! because women's votes (and therefore opinions) matter until 7pm on nov 4th.<BR/><BR/>it's insulting, and my feelings about sexual violence are not something that will be exploited to get a vote.<BR/><BR/>if these specific guys that i'm talking about, and others of their ilk, want to discuss rape, rape culture, violence against women, and what they can do to stop it, i'm happy to do that.<BR/><BR/>at any rate, glad you stopped by and shared your opinion.<BR/><BR/>except the telling me to fuck off, i'm making you look bad part; i found that a little rude.<BR/><BR/>feminist angrily and radically on!Feminist Avengershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11594892732705395846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449710682692348635.post-18068578892911041662008-09-15T21:04:00.000-07:002008-09-15T21:04:00.000-07:00Went through your rule... hmm... yep, apply most of that to self, first hand even! Uh oh, including the rape jokes, guess that means I'm an insensitive anti-feminist. My fucking God, are we not allowed to be the least bit glib about our own traumas? Or use it as a talking point, to further drive home how grossly out of touch the woman who could be president is with her own gender and their issues? I think I will use it as a talking point, because, guess what, it is relevant, it is relevant to ME, and that you consider it off-limits because people are a special kind of aghast for a special kind of fucked up policy positively outrages me.<BR/><BR/>I'm not about to place rape on some magical pedestal on which only those who have been through it first hand can speak of it, and only then in the most reverent of tones. Jesus fuck, why do you think the rest of the world is so uncomfortable with even thinking about it, let alone touching people who've been through it with a ten foot stick?<BR/><BR/>Please, fuck off. You're making us look bad.singealienehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13863854423761947975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449710682692348635.post-44039505258448142882008-09-13T02:06:00.000-07:002008-09-13T02:06:00.000-07:00i dont remember what the source is, but i guess around 80% or more of pro-lifers are men, men who will never ever get pregnant. so sad actually.<BR/><BR/>i cant stand this, really. if they r so pro-life, they have the mother's life to be "pro" for. they can also be up for her life, guarentee that she enjoys it fully. <BR/><BR/>and if they r so pro-life, they should stand up against the war. that fetus they saved is dying AND killing for no apparent reason. and (s)he is killing pregnant women, and the fetus in them and the father. its not enough to say "oh our soldiers are dying so this should stop", i want them to say "oh our soldiers are killing so this should stop!".<BR/><BR/>the sad part is, u can make a list of logical points for discussion and all they say is "yea u can talk all this sh*t cos ur mom didnt abort u." wow, what a response.deryikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03971321082435271405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449710682692348635.post-62429551241349009292008-09-12T12:40:00.000-07:002008-09-12T12:40:00.000-07:00oh the hilarity! it won't stop! still laughing...can't work....<BR/>feminist love,<BR/>jenfeministjenhttp://openid.aol.com/feministjennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449710682692348635.post-38677094856821412452008-09-12T11:05:00.000-07:002008-09-12T11:05:00.000-07:00Gawd, stop being such an angry feminist.<BR/><BR/>jk. ROCK ON!! Or, feminist on... or, how about, feminist angrily and radically on. Maybe that's too many words. Anyway, keep it up!Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09319011375039614420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449710682692348635.post-75936302869340127252008-09-10T18:09:00.000-07:002008-09-10T18:09:00.000-07:00Thank youBecKlinghttp://openid.aol.com/BecKlingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449710682692348635.post-6692105461459169252008-09-09T06:58:00.000-07:002008-09-09T06:58:00.000-07:00I like the site. And the quiz below as well. GO FEMINIST AVENGERS!Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10707922347277798797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449710682692348635.post-55601584959262852102008-09-09T06:55:00.000-07:002008-09-09T06:55:00.000-07:00Haha! Well said.Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10707922347277798797noreply@blogger.com