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Culture Buzz An ad campaign in Pennsylvania, intended to raise awareness about rape prevention, has been pulled by the state's Liquor Control Board. Rape victims came forward to say that the whole campaign made it look as if it were the women's fault, which is understandable considering it says that your friend has apparently already “made a bad decision” from the get-go.
Culture Buzz Man, these guys are fast. From last night's episode, The Poor Kid.
Culture Buzz Jerry Sandusky, the former assistant football coach charged with 40 counts of child sex abuse, breaks his silence on the Penn State scandal with Bob Costas. And he unsurprisingly denies all the charges. “Horsing around” and “horseplay” are terms that are now forever tainted.
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I don't want to live on this planet anymore. A 10-year-old Mexican girl recently gave birth to a baby boy after a life-threatening, 31-week pregnancy.
Culture Buzz On the heels of the revelation that the judge who freed Jerry Sandusky on bail was a donor to Sandusky's Second Mile charity, and the incredulous questions as to why she did not recuse herself, here are some more unanswered questions surrounding this awful scandal. Not to get into the realm of conspiracy theory, but there are some very disturbing “coincidences” surrounding this case.
Culture Buzz Jerry Sandusky in a 1987 NBC interview: “I enjoy being around children…I just have a good time with them.” “Everybody needs people to care for them, even if sometimes they don't want it.” *shudder*
Culture Buzz This is the horrific and damning story of Victim 2. From the Grand Jury Report into the alleged and repeated rape of young boys by former Penn State Assistant Coach Jerry Sandusky. The report identifies at least 8 victims, but Victim 2 is the case that directly involved Head Coach Joe Paterno and the upper echelons of the Penn State hierarchy. The abuse that's described, and the resultant cover up, is shocking.
Politics Buzz In light of the sexual harassment turned sexual ASSAULT charges against Herman Cain, Ned Hepburn has designed a new campaign poster in the style of Shepard Fairey. Sometimes the easy joke is the right one.
Real World is super hot on the BuzzFeed Network right now. Here's all the best viral buzz on Real World.
He's got to be kidding, right? When asked about the experience of working on photo shoots, Johnny Depp told Vanity Fair 'You just feel like you’re being raped somehow. Raped. The whole thing. It feels like a kind of weird… just weird, man. Whenever you have a photo shoot or something like that, it’s like… you just feel dumb. It’s just so stupid.' (via amygrindhouse.com)
Culture Buzz Police in NYC are advising women in Brooklyn to avoid wearing skirts due to the recent attacks in Park Slope. Yeah, because a rapist is not going to attack you when you're wearing sweatpants. Way to perpetuate victim blaming, NYPD.
Culture Buzz The whole family now fears for their lives. Wait, let me double check…nope. We haven't magically traveled back in time to the 12th century. This is happening right now.
Celebrity Buzz Joseph Hyuangmin Son has been convicted of raping a 20-year old woman and sentenced to life in prison. On Christmas Eve in 1990, seven years before the martial artist would become known as Random Task from “Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery,” Son held a woman at gunpoint with an accomplice and sexually assaulted her in a car. The residing judge says he will eventually be eligible for parole.
Culture Buzz Apparently God believes Nafissatou Diallo. Towards the end of the clip, pay attention to the woman in the striped shirt who's closest to the camera. Her expression of mild panic and perturbed confusion basically sums up all of New York today. (via slicemagazine.org)
Here's a couple of ladies who ♥ a little murder and post-mortem rape. (via shutteroos.tumblr.com)
TV Buzz That is one hell of a headline you got there, Doc.
Remember, the best way to avoid sexual assault is to take preventive measures. Here are some essential tips. Memorize these bad boys - it might just prevent a crime. (From, via)
Writer Tristane Banon tells the story of her alleged sexual assault by IMF chief Dominique Strauss Kahn in 2004, and how she fought her way out of his apartment. Strauss Kahn (in case you've missed it) is currently charged with attempted rape of a New York hotel employee. This video, in which Banon describes the alleged assault, is from 2007.
And you thought these reactions were bad. A million face palms is not…
