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Department of Feminist Outrage: Women, Dogs, and Michael Vick

Michael Vick trotted back onto the preseason field for the Philadelphia Eagles last night to a partial standing ovation in his first game since he got out of federal prison after serving a 19-month sentence for his infamous dogfighting crimes. The NFL is handling Vick's return gingerly, though, giving him game-by-game conditional approval to play rather than reinstating him for the regular season. What bothers me is the contrast between the care the NFL is taking about Vick because he hurt dogs compared to its relative indifference when football players commit crimes against women ... (Read more in DoubleX.)