The XX Factor : violence against women

Domestic Violence: Are Girls Just Asking for It?

Dayo Olopade — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:40:00 GMT

Domestic violence being an atrocity, I have tried to ignore the rather disgusting “Crihanna” tit for tat that’s competing for shelf space beside Michelle Obama on newsstands across the country. But this new study out from Boston University spun my head...(read more)

Is This the Message: Kick Me, Beat Me, Tie Me Up!?

E.J. Graff — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:34:00 GMT

Ewww, Nayeli, I agree with you entirely: Those ads are creepy . Worse than creepy, really: They're advertising the sexiness of violence against women. Duct-tape her! Sew up her mouth! Dominate that chick! The voting tag line reads as an afterthought to...(read more)

Where's the Honor?

Marjorie Valbrun — Thu, 22 May 2008 22:40:00 GMT

Catherine Price's Broadsheet post about a recent article on honor killings has been haunting me all week, not because the subject is new but because, like her, I can't get past the idea of a father stomping, stabbing and suffocating his 17 year-old daughter...(read more)