History of Feminism

CrispyQ

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Sun Mar 16, 2014, 10:53 AM

Mar 2014

These issues certainly aren’t new, but the power to organize online is giving a louder voice to feminist activists who want to hold public officials accountable for their actions.

“Women are really fed up with rape being excused. I think that’s true on campuses, I think that’s true in our justice system, I think that’s true at the high school level, and I think that’s just becoming true across the country. The ability to connect over online networks has really empowered women to stand up and do something,” Roland pointed out. “If you look at everything from the reaction to Todd Akin’s legitimate rape comment, to Steubenville, to Dartmouth, you can see that women aren’t putting up with it anymore.”

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50,000 Activists Demand Sexual Assault Reform At Dartmouth After Student Publishes A ‘Rape Guide’ [View all] LanternWaste Mar 2014 OP

Good Lord shenmue Mar 2014 #1

The response is encouraging at least... AtheistCrusader Mar 2014 #7

parents and alums should get involved, too. Withholding any gifts to the school will be a CTyankee Mar 2014 #11

Good on them! K&R riqster Mar 2014 #2

Gee, and these guys are in college and will be leading our nation in business, government, etc. n/t freshwest Mar 2014 #3

"Gee, and these guys are in college and will be leading our nation in business, government, etc." greiner3 Mar 2014 #6

So it must be a poor that did it? BrotherIvan Mar 2014 #10

"There is actually far more evidence that he is a frat boy..." greiner3 Mar 2014 #14

She was raped at a frat party BrotherIvan Mar 2014 #15

Oh but " lighten up" ismnotwasm Mar 2014 #4

What do these predators think the penalty for a rape conviction is? L0oniX Mar 2014 #5

"List expulsion as the punishment for rape"? freedom fighter jh Mar 2014 #8

The rapist who posted cannot be anonymous if it takes a real Dartmouth email to post. mbperrin Mar 2014 #9

Dartmouth (or Smartmouth as it is often called) has long had a reputation "where men are men CTyankee Mar 2014 #12

Maybe cross post this in GD? CTyankee Mar 2014 #13

DartmouthChange dartmouthchange Mar 2014 #16

Thanks for letting us know n/t eridani Mar 2014 #17

you say mercuryblues Mar 2014 #19

Dartmouth has had a degenerate, abusive student culture as long as I can geek tragedy Mar 2014 #18

This: CrispyQ Mar 2014 #20