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1. Doctors Regularly Give Anesthesized Patients Non-Consensual Pelvic Exams—And This Needs To Stop: (Feminism); ... r up their rape-y practices. In 2013, writer Tasneem published a personal essay on XOJane about how she suspected this had happened to her but she has no way of knowing. She double checked the fine pri ...; Created on 12 September 2018
2. Morocco Officially Bans Sexual Harassment And Assault: (Feminism); As of today, acts ranging from street harassment to rape are officially criminalized in Morocco. Al Jazeera reports that the decision, dubbed the Hakkaoui law in honor of Minister of Solidarity, ...; Created on 12 September 2018
3. How To Arrange Flowers, Freakebana-Style: (DIY); ... from your garden poking out of a sprouted sweet potato or several day-old grapefruits with a thorny rose emerging from the center of each. Freakebana is less about harmonizing beauty and more about being ...; Created on 12 September 2018
4. "Rage Becomes Her" Validates Women's Anger—And Tells Us How To Use It For Good: (Books); It’s an easy time to be a mad woman in Trump’s America, from reproductive politics to “grab her by the pussy” and everything in between—catcalling, harassment, intimate partner abuse, rape, diet culture, ...; Created on 11 September 2018
5. Victorians Had Standards Of Beauty For The Elbows: (Style); ... gloves short enough to expose them, and she shows good taste; but a sharp elbow should be carefully gloved or hidden by the draperies of the sleeves.” Evening Dresses with Elbow-Length Gloves, 1889. ...; Created on 05 September 2018
6. "Throwing Shade" Host Erin Gibson Is "Feminasty" In Her New Book: BUST Interview: (Books); ... lk a lot about rape culture and the ways that women perceive things. I talk about the invisible forces holding women back. It’s really easy to say, “the patriarchy sucks,” but at the end of the day we ...; Created on 05 September 2018
7. The Girls' Guide To Shanghai, China: (Living); ... been replaced by skyscrapers. Enjoy the countless pavilions, bridges, and colorful pagodas at the beloved Yuyuan Garden (137 Anren Jie). Old City pedestrian area of Yuyuan Garden Get los ...; Created on 04 September 2018
8. Sex Work Activists Are Rallying Behind This First-Time Brooklyn Politician—And Here’s Why That Matters: (Feminism); ... repeal the exemption of sex workers under New York’s rape shield law; under the current law, being a sex worker can be used as character evidence to explicitly exclude sex workers from protection from ...; Created on 22 August 2018
9. Asia Argento Reportedly Sexually Assaulted A 17-Year-Old Boy—And The #MeToo Movement Includes His Voice, Too: (Feminism); Last night, the New York Times reported that Asia Argento, one of the first women who came forward to accuse Harvey Weinstein of rape, has herself been accused of sexual assault. The New York Times ...; Created on 20 August 2018
10. 24-Year-Old Woman Dies From Unsafe Abortion Days After Argentina Voted To Keep Abortion Illegal: (Feminism); ... on Tuesday. In Argentina, abortion is illegal except in cases of rape or where the health or life of the pregnant person is threatened. Last week, the Senate voted on a historic bill would have legalized ...; Created on 16 August 2018
11. Facebook And Twitter Have A History Of Protecting Misogynists And White Supremacists: (Feminism); ... can mean that jokes about rape and intimate partner violence are allowed to stay up because they're apparently not "serious." But jokes about TERFs (trans-exclusionary radical feminists) can ...; Created on 15 August 2018
12. 9 New Books By Women Authors To Add To Your To-Read List: (Books); ... Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture Edited by Roxane Gay (Harper Perennial, May 1, 2018) With the public outcry against predator Harvey Weinstein and the rise of the #MeToo movement, our society finally ...; Created on 15 August 2018
13. Gloria Steinem And Kathleen Hanna On Feminism, Riot Grrrl, And The Sexual Revolution: From The BUST Archives: (Feminism); ... phrase, as if they had to come together or were equally a problem, it would be a big advance. In the ’70s, we were trying to say that rape is not sex, it’s violence. Now some of us are trying ...; Created on 15 August 2018
14. Some Thought This 19th Century Seafaring Cat Was The Devil: (Living); ... The remainder of Tom’s time at sea was spent getting into one scrape after another. He killed a pet mongoose brought on board and he repeatedly scrapped with a pet monkey. One night, during ...; Created on 15 August 2018
15. 16 Feminist Comedians To Watch Instead Of Yet Another Straight White Dude: (Entertainment); ... he writes about sex, feminism, fatness, and comedy. She also tours around the world to comedy festivals to share her sassy take on feminism. Cameron Esposito Cameron’s most recent special R ...; Created on 10 August 2018
16. Argentina Just Voted Against A Bill That Would Have Legalized Abortion Up To 14 Weeks: (Feminism); ... is currently criminalized. Women who seek to have abortions face a risk a jail sentence of 4 years. Current law only allows for abortions “in the case of rape, when the mother is mentally disabled or if ...; Created on 10 August 2018
17. Stanford Rapist Brock Turner Loses Appeal To Reverse Sex Offender Status: (Feminism); ... Turner lost the appeal, Vox reports. The court rejected Turner's appeal on the basis that the sexual offender did indeed intend to rape the woman he assaulted, had he not been stopped by passing bicyclist ...; Created on 09 August 2018
18. A New French Law Criminalizes Street Harassment: (Feminism); ... wrote an open letter fighting against the #MeToo movement. “Rape is a crime, but trying to seduce someone, even awkwardly, is not, nor is being gallant a macho aggression,” they wrote, according ...; Created on 07 August 2018
19. 3 Summer Recipes Perfect For Pairing With Rosé: (Eat Me); ... of olive oil. Season with sea salt and fresh ground white pepper. Dress your kale and toss in a handful of halved, seedless red grapes and a handful of toasted walnuts. (Other combos to try: sundried cranberries/toasted ...; Created on 06 August 2018
20. "Insecure," Lauryn Hill, Cameron Esposito: BUST's 10 Best Bets For August And September 2018: (Entertainment); ... r spirit move you. Cameron Esposito’s Rape Jokes Standup Special Graham Fielder (Cameron Esposito)Despite the title, rising standup star Cameron Esposito’s new special, Rape Jokes, is not all about rap ...; Created on 01 August 2018

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