Tag Archives: rape

“30 For 30: Fantastic Lies”

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Marina Zenovich’s new documentary about the 2006 Duke lacrosse case, which is currently available on Netflix Instant, is a perfectly adequate run-through of that fascinating, distressing episode. If you didn’t follow the story closely at the time, the film … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Politics and Economics, Sex | Tagged Duke lacrosse, journalism, rape, rape culture | 6 Comments

Juxtaposin’: Fredric Wertham Lives!

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Comics nerd and intersectional feminist Laura Hudson thinks that “Rape Scenes Aren’t Just Awful. They’re Lazy Writing”: A small but terrifying study conducted on college-age males earlier this year found that around one in three men said they … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Movies, Television | Tagged bullshit dumps, Frederic Wertham, influence of the media, Laura Hudson, moral panics, rape, Seduction of the Innocent | 9 Comments

Linkage: Special Jackie/Sabrina/Rolling Stone Edition

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: I’ve been an avid follower of the U.Va “gang-rape at a frat house” imbroglio since Sabrina Rubin Erdely’s article first appeared in Rolling Stone’s Dec. 2014 issue. When I gave the story a read it took only a couple … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics and Economics, Sex | Tagged hoaxes, journalism, rape, Richard Bradley, Rolling Stone, Sabrina Rubin Erdely, Steve Sailer | 1 Comment

Couldn’t Do It Today

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: The height of ’80s dong animation. Related Wikipedia.

Posted in Computers, Technology, Trends | Tagged Atari 2600, couldn't do it today, Custer's Revenge, rape | 2 Comments

Couldn’t Do It Today

Posted on November 20, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Related Sax wrote about Joe Dante here and here. I wrote about exploitation movies here.

Posted in Movies, Sex | Tagged 1970s, ah gee dad can't we wait until they plug her?, Allan Arkush, couldn't do it today, Film, Hollywood Boulevard, Joe Dante, movies, rape | 1 Comment

Question Du Jour

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Why are so many young Americans today (esp. of the white-and-privileged sort) not-OK with the idea that there’s a difference between messy, bad sex and rape? Is it mainly because everyone these days craves victim status? And, if … Continue reading →