UncategorizedMay 28, 2008 11:10 pm

BBC SPORT | Motorsport | Formula One | Mosley sues over Nazi orgy claim

He accepts he visited the prostitutes but denies there were Nazi overtones.

So, using prostituted women is fine, but having fascist politics isn’t? 

Mr Mosley, son of fascist leader Sir Oswald Mosley, alleges defamation and invasion of privacy against the paper

So, it would have been ok if you’d not been caught then? Is it just me or is something seriously not right…….

UncategorizedMay 16, 2008 3:04 pm

Whether it’s Heather Mills or Kerry Katona, the celebrities that ordinary people vilify seem disproportionately to be female. Why?

Now there’s an interesting question… 

In a survey this week, by Marketing magazine the respondents’ top five most loved celebrities were men - Paul McCartney, Lewis Hamilton, Gary Lineker, Simon Cowell and David Beckham. Of the five most hated, the top four were women - Heather Mills, Amy Winehouse, Victoria Beckham and Kerry Katona.

Interesting statistic.  

"There is incredible ambivalence in a post-feminist culture towards women in the public sphere."

Post feminist? Based on things I see every day, on things I hear and witness personally, let alone see in the media - Where do you think a Post Feminist culture fits in? How can anyone claim we’re in a Post Feminist anything in the same article as pointing out the underlying hatred of women that out society deems normal?

I don’t get it. Anyone care to enlighten me? Please bear in mind I prefer plain english, don’t try to make yourself look better with big words and jargon.

UncategorizedMay 15, 2008 10:41 pm

BBC News again, dead women.

Body Found.  

The husband of a missing make-up artist has been arrested following the discovery of a body in woodland near their East Sussex home.

David Chenery-Wickens, 51, is being questioned over the disappearance of his wife Diane, 48, in January.

What’s the statistic on spousal murder? Two women every week killed by their partner?  There’s one for a week in January, where’s the other one?

Pauline Campbell dies aged 60.

Pauline joined the protest group "Inquest" after her daughter died of an overdose of anti-depressants while in prison. She was found dead at the cemetary where her daughter, Sarah, is buried. Sarah was just 18 when she died.  It’s a nightmare Just this one story and there are so many named dead and implied dead.

Deborah Coles, from Inquest, says:

"Her death should remind everyone not just about the many unnecessary and preventable deaths of women in prison but also of the impact on the families they leave behind."

Peter Sutcliffe claims his human rights have been violated.

Sorry, you gave up humanity when you took life, repeatedly.  

UncategorizedMay 9, 2008 4:47 pm

Today I’ve decided to take a look at the BBC News site and find a few stories featuring women. Let’s see what we find….

Taser parties

In a downtown loft apartment in Denver, Colorado, a group of 30-something women is having a party. They joke easily with each other about men, cats and botox.

It’s more Sex and the City than Psycho, but party organiser Dana Shafman would have them believe they could easily be victims of violent crime.

She runs a company that sells Tasers, the electric stun guns used by security forces around the world.

 Rapist to serve at least 35 years.

The Judge, Mr Justice King told him [the rapist] "Your victim was particularly vulnerable. She was 14. Your attack was particularly brutal and frenzied."

Any wonder some women would go to a Taser party? Moving on…

Father jailed for rape.

A man who raped his daughter more than 30 years ago was jailed for 11 years.

11 years. She was abused for 6 years and she is "undoubtedly damaged" - so, is 11 years enough? Is that sufficient punishment?

Ex-Conservatice councillor facing sex charges.

A Conservative Party worker has appeared in court charged with sex offences and assault on girls under 16.

Stephen Mullins, 52, a member of the Norwich North Conservative Association, is charged with rape, two counts of indecent assault and two of assault.

It’s all very negative isn’t it? There’s more but I’m feeling annoyed now. These are just the ones that made the BBC site, the ones that made the headlines. It’s a huge issue and it affects us all. Yet somehow there is no 24 hour helpline, there is no adequate provision for any woman needing to report rape or assault, and then there is woefully sparse and underfunded support for that women as she recovers and comes to terms with what has happened. Want to add your name to those pushing for this situation to improve? Go on, click the link, sign the petition, it’ll take seconds. Need to know what you’re signing for?

We commend the invaluable work of Rape Crisis in bringing much needed support to people affected by sexual violence often years after the offences have taken place. We note with sadness that in 1984 there were 68 affiliated members of Rape Crisis (England and Wales) but now there are just 38 . We believe this is a failure of successive administrations and endorse the New Statesman’s campaign to secure proper funding from the government so existing Rape Crisis centres can continue their work and that new centres can open.