Violence

Is “pregnancy pact” the new MSM code for child rape?

Hoyden About Town - July 1, 2008 - 10:34pm

The West proclaims: “Parents form bizarre pregnancy pact with teen”.

The article opens with a description of what initially is made out to sound like a (bizarre and exploitative, but mutually agreed) surrogacy arrangement between mother, stepfather, and 15 year old daughter:

A man had sex with his stepdaughter as part of a pact with his wife to get the teenager pregnant because they wanted another child, a court has heard.

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More Big Brother bullying: Alexandra removed from the BB UK house

Hoyden About Town - June 20, 2008 - 3:56pm

This week Alexandra was summarily removed from the Big Brother UK house after making indirect threats towards fellow housemates and their friends and families. I think this incident highlights a possible difference between Big Brother Australia and Big Brother UK. It is my impression that the Australian BB management seems to be more tolerant of racism, threats, assault, and offensive behaviour in general. Read more »

Quick hit: Rape sorcery in far north Queensland

Hoyden About Town - June 13, 2008 - 1:26am

In today’s “Damn dirty sluts just keep on asking for it!” news, the Cairns police have blamed drunk women for bringing on their own “sex attacks”. (Hint: Rape is not “sex”.) And somehow, these attacks magically materialise out of thin air, in the presence of only ethanol vapour and a vagina.

The Cairns Post reports:

Girls Flirting with Danger

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Tick-a-box sexual harassment apologism from “Lefty” Tim

Hoyden About Town - July 2, 2008 - 1:56pm

My status as a staunch “Lefty” Tim Brunero fan has been moribund for most of this season, and it’s now officially dead. Read more »

Quick Hit: LG “Secret” Stalkerphone

Hoyden About Town - June 23, 2008 - 9:22pm

And when I say “hit”, I mean “detonate with a nuclear weapon and fire into the sun, please”.

LG has released a new phone, which they call “Secret”. Apparently, if you’re a peeping Tom, you can use it to control your unconscious but willing victim with a few strokes of your fingers on the touchscreen. And it plays bad soft-porn music.

Creepalectable. Read more »

Power couple politics NSW style and the alleged disciplinary double standard

Hoyden About Town - June 12, 2008 - 1:53pm

Well, hasn’t it been a busy week or so for NSW Minister John Della Bosca and his wife, Federal backbencher MP Belinda Neal?

Of course, for the last few days we’ve only been hearing about her, despite Della Bosca’s documented history of multiple traffic offences leading to a revoked driving license and allegations that he was part of the alleged drunken and abusive behaviour in a Central Coast nightclub last weekend. Read more »