February 2012
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Bigger. Fatter. Horribler. →
Post from my blog (http://tenderhooligan.wordpress.com/)
I was really shocked the other night when I watched two minutes of “Bigger, Fatter, Gypsier” on Channel 4. I was flicking around stations and was stopped by the horror of this show. Channel 4 is known for making programmes which degrade, belittle, horrify and ridicule, but it’s outdone itself with this one. Viewers are encouraged to...
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In brief: women to be vaginally probed before... →
Post from my blog (http://tenderhooligan.wordpress.com/):
Yesterday, my day was ruined by reading about some stalker “research”; today, it’s been ruined by reading about a law which is about to be enacted in Virginia. Under this law, women who seek abortions will be forced to undergo a “stunningly invasive procedure” beforehand “for no medical reason whatsoever”. The state wishes to see an...
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Stalking for academic research →
Post from my blog (http://tenderhooligan.wordpress.com/)
In what world is stalking a research “subject” acceptable? I would hope that you agree that such a “methodology” is never acceptable. As academic researchers, we must ensure that the privacy of our research participants is never invaded, that their identity is never revealed (at least so far as possible), and they we never do them any...
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uniLad, rape culture, and overdoses in Ireland →
From my blog: tenderhooligan.wordpress.com.
If you haven’t read this piece already, you should now: Gang-rape woman arrested during trial, following overdose.
The linked piece concerns a woman who was gang-raped by three men and who had to stand in front of them in court and identify them. She was later arrested for not turning up to court again. Unsurprisingly, she self-harmed because she...
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