- So while the hacker that snagged Scarlet Johansson’s nude photos faces more jail time than a rapist, ScarJo does a hair flip about the entire incident. Scarlett Johansson Speaks Out About Her Nude Photo Scandal (Buzzfeed)
- Change.org is urging people to tweet the URLs of Facebook pages that promote rape or sexual assault, using the hashtag #notfunnyfacebook. Warning: massive triggers for survivors in this article. Also: why are they tweeting the URLs and sending them new traffic and publicity? #Facepalm Change.org Attacks Pro-Rape Facebook Pages (All Facebook)
- Apple has just filed a complaint with World Intellectual Property Forum over seven domain names that include the term “iPhone” and forward to a mobile porn service. Apple Fights for iPhone Porn Domain Names Including iphone4s.com (Domain Name Wire)
- The Malaysian government is to ban the Obedient Wives Club sex manual written by the head of an Islamic sect that teaches women to “be submissive and keep their spouses happy in the bedroom”, for fear it could cause religious confusion. Malaysia bans Obedient Wives Club sex manual (The Guardian)
- On the straight versions of Grindr: Some of the apps are stand-alone, while others are new features of established dating sites; there are fewer than a dozen so far, including Blendr, OkCupid Locals and HowAboutWe. Cellphone Apps Give ‘Speed Dating’ a New Meaning (NYTimes, via Charlie Glickman)
- Female bloggers speak out about misogynist comments, rape threats and death threats. “You should have your tongue ripped out”: the reality of sexist abuse online (New Statesman)
- Discussion: Prison rape. Why is it socially acceptable to joke about this, or to view it as a feature of the legal system? (AskReddit)
- While filming his visit to the University of Oregon campus in Eugene yesterday evening for the MTV show Savage U, gay sex columnist and activist Dan Savage got glitterbombed by the “Dan Savage Welcoming Committee.” What Does It Mean When Trans Activists Glitterbomb Dan Savage? (Queerty)
- Professional prostitutes worked under the discipline of a madame and were subject to regular medical inspections. By 1917, there were at least 137 such establishments spread across 35 towns. Sex and the Somme: Officially sanctioned WWI brothels on the front line (Mail Online)
- Video: Lesbian Crowned Homecoming King (Buzzfeed)
- This image of Kylie Minogue is resurfacing on forums mislabeled as Miss Kentucky – I fell for it, too. Interestingly, it was banned from Facebook under their nudity/obscene clause… Miss Kentucky Holding a Teddy Bear… (Net Tractor Talk, thanks D!)
- File under: repulsive. French producers are planning to make a (funding-crowdsourced) porn film about the scandal surrounding former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn and his alleged sexual assault of a New York hotel maid. DSK scandal to be made into porn film (News.com.au)
- Once again, Richard Cohen – Philadelphia’s King of Porn – has shown himself to be one of the smartest businessmen on earth. Porn king’s empire pays feds $6.4M penalty (Philadelphia Daily News)
- The White House has announced the two winning apps from their dev contest to create anti-rape safety apps. White House announces iPhone apps to address sexual abuse (feministing)
- So true – sorry, Wolverine: Five Characters Who Are Sexier Than The Actors Who Play Them (Nerve)
- After leading police on an early-morning, 128-mph car chase, police ordered Erin Holdsworth out of her car – clad only in a see-through tube top, a thong, and a pair of wedge heels. When Holdsworth emerged from the vehicle, she took a moment to do a little twirl. Topless Woman Leads Ohio Cops on 128-mph Chase (Legally Weird)
wow, great links – thank you Violet
btw, last week i could read the New Statesman-link. now i get a (FF) message “reported attack-page” (ugh)
does anybody else get this as well ?
Tweeting those urls is foolish/nonproductive. Especially since Facebook has a ‘report this page’ function, which friends and I have used productively several times to report violent- or hate-promoting facebook pages.
You know who Hugh Jackman should play next? He should be the next f’ing James Bond. Because, really, I like both Hugh Jackmans.
This is sort of like Hugo Weaving before The Matrix. Few people knew that before he played the brutal, machine-man Mr. Smith, Weaving played the hilariously funny out-of-the-closet puppy-luv character Jeremy in Bedrooms and Hallways.