Feminism Is For Everybody - Bell Hooks

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"I’ve been having an argument for days with this guy on IMDB about promiscuous people not asking for rape (on the cape fear page) and he’s like said some pretty ridiculous sh*t…here are some examples:

“Looks like you dig into a lot of feminist website to empower yourself.”

“Hence I don’t agree with the whole martial rape. The newest law in Afghanistan that obliges women to give their husbands sex at least 4 times a week. I would say that is a progressive law.”

“Understand this, rape will always exist in human society. It is a bitter fruit of evolution....

Dear Feminists, Will You Also Be Marching In N***erwalk? Because I Won't.
by Keli Goff

(Published in The Huffington Post)

The only thing more irritating than people doing absolutely nothing to make the world a better place are those actively trying to make it worse, but coming in a strong third? Those whose well-meaning efforts to make the world better are so misguided that they make things worse by default.

I was reminded of this when I happened upon the SlutWalk protests taking place in New York this past weekend... with my mother. (If you're looking for something super memorable to do with...