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History of Feminism

redqueen

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17. Yeah, the 'sexy dead woman' trope was too much for me.

Reply to ismnotwasm (Reply #16)

Tue Mar 18, 2014, 09:55 AM

Mar 2014

I liked the original Law and Order series but the SVU series, while it could have been interesting to me, just seemed to rely too heavily on that angle. We could do with more social awareness of the brutality that so many women endure, but sexualizing it is messed up.

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100 serial rapists identified after Detroit finally processes untested rape kits [View all] ismnotwasm Mar 2014 OP

DU Rec Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2014 #1

Wow! arcane1 Mar 2014 #2

Amazing isn't it? ismnotwasm Mar 2014 #4

That is appalling. cui bono Mar 2014 #3

Nope there's no rape culture. It's just jocks. And religion. redqueen Mar 2014 #5

Law and Order SVU is a horrid show ismnotwasm Mar 2014 #16

Yeah, the 'sexy dead woman' trope was too much for me. redqueen Mar 2014 #17

Rape Culture. Let me KnR before the thread is swarmed by those offended by the term Rape Culture. Hekate Mar 2014 #6

Yes, let's shout it: Rape effing culture! This is disgusting that there are still 400,000 out there Squinch Mar 2014 #11

But, but, we have to spend millions to arrest the doobie smokers...and there's nothing left for you. jtuck004 Mar 2014 #7

like the x files--the truth was out there dembotoz Mar 2014 #8

K & R riqster Mar 2014 #9

selecting which victims they "believe". Unconscionable. BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2014 #10

Unconscionable is right. I don't see how some folks can downplay this stuff the way they do nomorenomore08 Mar 2014 #18

That is good news and absolutely sickening news at the same time. Squinch Mar 2014 #12

Yeah ismnotwasm Mar 2014 #13

Wonder how many rapes going forward will be committed by those whose DNA is included in Squinch Mar 2014 #14

Exactly ismnotwasm Mar 2014 #15