What gender scholars get wrong about the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue

By American Enterprise Institute 02/23/2014

For years, women’s groups have complained about sexy SuperBowl ads. Yet, many are hailing this year’s game as a sign of progress. There were far fewer ads catering to the male gaze, and many new ones promoting women’s causes and scolding men for their moral shortcomings. Well, apparently, Sports Illustrated didn’t get the feminist memo. Just a few days after the SuperBowl, its annual swimsuit issue came out. Gender activists were not amused. Are they right to be offended? …”

Watch the video by Christina Hoff Sommers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3i-Uv14AQZc&feature=youtu.be&list=PLytTJqkSQqtr7BqC1Jf4nv3g2yDfu7Xmd

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Rape Hoax

By SAVE 

Rape is a real problem in America. Despite major declines in recent decades, too many persons — female and male — continue to be sexually assaulted each year. Unfortunately, certain groups are attempting to misconstrue and politicize the rape issue in an effort to turn it into an ideological crusade. …”

Check out the webpage: http://www.saveservices.org/sexual-assault/rape-hoax/

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Feminist writers are so besieged by online abuse that some have begun to retire

By The Washington Post 02/20/2015

“I don’t know that I would do it under my real name,” she says she tells young women who are interested in writing about feminism. It’s “not just the physical safety concerns but the emotional ramifications” of constant, round-the-clock abuse. …”

Read the entire article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/online-feminists-increasingly-ask-are-the-psychic-costs-too-much-to-bear/2015/02/19/3dc4ca6c-b7dd-11e4-a200-c008a01a6692_story.html

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A Bid for Guns on Campuses to Deter Rape

By The New York Times 02/18/2015

But this year, lawmakers in 10 states who are pushing bills that would permit the carrying of firearms on campus are hoping that the national spotlight on sexual assault will help them win passage of their measures. …”

Read the entire article: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/19/us/in-bid-to-allow-guns-on-campus-weapons-are-linked-to-fighting-sexual-assault.html?emc=edit_th_20150219&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=58186502&_r=2

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Male victims of domestic violence: Police facebook post stirs debate on controversial issue

By The Daily Telegraph 02/19/2015

“Last year, 1 in every 5 domestic violence assaults that NSW Police responded to involving intimate partners were for male victims. …”

Read the entire article: http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/male-victims-of-domestic-violence-police-facebook-post-stirs-debate-on-controversial-issue/story-fni0cx12-1227189639460

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‘Rape Culture’ and Feminism’s Sexual Exploitation of Women

By The Federalists 02/10/2015

Cathy Young has an in-depth report in The Daily Beast exposing the latest highly publicized dubious accusation of rape—following quickly on the heels of the University of Virginia saga and Lena Dunham’s tale about being taken advantage of by a mystery campus Republican who seems to have no counterpart in the real world. …”

Read the entire article: http://thefederalist.com/2015/02/10/rape-culture-and-feminisms-sexual-exploitation-of-women/

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Joe Biden’s Latest Photo With a Cabinet Secretary’s Wife Is Pretty Jaw-Dropping

By The Blaze 02/17/2015

Vice President Joe Biden’s predilection for fawning over women has garnered plenty of attention in the past. But the latest image of Biden with the wife of newly sworn-in Defense Secretary Ashton Carter on Tuesday seems to be the most head-turning yet. …”

Read the entire article: http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2015/02/17/joe-bidens-latest-photo-with-a-cabinet-secretarys-wife-is-pretty-jaw-dropping/

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