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Command Rape
Submitted by Sarah on Thu, 12/14/2006 - 5:10pm.
I didn't know specifically what this term meant, so I've looked it up.

COMMAND RAPE is when those in a soldiers chain of command, who have life and death decisions over a soldier, use their position to sexually coerce and harass the junior soldier; it is equivalent to incest.
Suzanne Swift Petition
DAVID: Can you define "command rape" for people who are not in the service or familiar with the term?
 

SARA: Sure, this is something I have learned, and the Army family therapist…I've heard of a lot of stupid things. I have never heard of command rape. It's when your superior has life-or-death decisions over you, so they can tell you to run across a minefield, and you have to comply. Basically they have all the life-or-death decisions over you. They coerce you or do something with you that's sexual it's called command rape.

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I don't really have anything personally to add to this yet, the whole thing seriously pisses me off.
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Hunting for the Vision Impaired
Submitted by Robert Whitlock on Thu, 12/14/2006 - 4:09pm.
Here's a story I couldn't resist sharing:

Texas Bill Would Give Blind Right to Hunt

 

TX lawmaker introduces bill for blind huntersBy Staff

(AXcess News) Houston, TX - In a move that supports the thought that legislators don't pay attention to important issues first comes the state of Texas, where a bill introduced by District 44 State Rep. Edmund Kuempel would allow the legally blind to use a laser hunting scope with a spotter to hunt deer and other game.  That's right, the lawmaker wants to put a loaded weapon into the hands of a blind person and let them shoot to their heart's content!

"This bill will open up the fun of hunting to additional people, and I think that's great," Kuempel said.

But as unusual and odd as you might think Kuempel's bill to be, there are 15 other states that allow blind people to shoot and hunt using laser sites and a spotter, the Seguin, Texas Representative said.

Kuempel's bill, which was introduced last month, has gotten little attention until the media picked up on it.  Now, Rep. Kuempel says he's getting all kinds of phone calls about it.

"I've been called from everywhere," Kuempel said Wednesday. "There seem to be some misconceptions out there. Many people are under the misconception that blind people can’t hunt right now, and that's not true. They can't get a driver's license, so they can't drive themselves out there, but they can hunt."

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The Cluetrain Manifesto 12/14/2006
Submitted by Rick on Thu, 12/14/2006 - 2:55pm.

We've just finished reading Dave Weinberger's other book, Small Pieces, Loosely Joined, and we enjoyed it so much that we decided to jump into his earlier book, The Cluetrain Manifesto.

The idea is that we can discuss the book on line on this thread, and then we can have a "non-virtual" version at the Broho on the second Thursday of the month.


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to return again
Submitted by Domenica the Mouse on Thu, 12/14/2006 - 12:40pm.
After three weeks of being absent from the radio airwaves, I am making my (triumphant?) return to the radio.  A friend and fellow DJ of mine called it a "sandbox" and I thoroughly agree with him.  I have all sorts of wonderful music planned for this upcoming Tuesday's show, including a new/old Hasil Adkins 45, Glenda Collins (one of the artists Joe Meek produced extensively), a lovely gospel number called "Heaven's Radio" and another hit beauty from the Khmer Folk and Pop Music collection on Sublime Frequencies.  There will be much more, of course.

"Dark Woods Casino Party" is on KAOS 89.3 FM every Tuesday evening from 9 to 11 p.m.

-Domenica
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Blogotype - Who are you?
Submitted by Sarah on Thu, 12/14/2006 - 11:45am.
Hey, I'm crazed about this idea of categorizing bloggers and blog posts. Any links to good food for thought on this subject, please share.

Some of my finds this morning include a What Blogging Archetype Are You Most Like? quiz, my own result plus link below.

You are a Rebecca Blood.
You are worldly, well-spoken, not afraid to share your opinions and are always open to new ideas.
Take the What Blogging Archetype Are You test at GAZM.org

I also like this 20 Types of Blog Posts, this one post has spawned all sorts of discussion all over the place. And you can't go wrong with the quick Wikipedia summary of Types of blogs.

I used to keep a blog that fit under the categories Race, Ethnicity, & Culture, or Civil Rights, or Social Justice. Now my only blog is here on OlyBlog, a blog within a blog, I probably fit best under the Life Blog umbrella now, as categorized by BlogHer.

In another quiz I am told:
You scored as The Philosopher. Hola, thinker! You always always have your thinking hat on. Somehow you have the special ability to pick out the oddities of life and the particular something that catches your eye. A little different from the shouter, you shout out in a deeper context. Not many may understand what you’ve typed, but to you, recording your train of thoughts is all that matters! »
exercise empathy - foster kid sponsorship
Submitted by chris on Thu, 12/14/2006 - 11:43am.
My partner and I stopped "doing" christmas years ago. Mostly because it's a christian holiday and we're atheists and because it's a consumer holiday and we aspire to minimize our consumerism.  But I actually do miss gift giving. Gift giving is a way to celebrate your relationship with someone and I've always gained a lot of pleasure from finding a gift that a person will really enjoy and might not have thought of asking for.

Essentially, I think of gift giving as a fun exercise in empathy.

So, this year we decided to sponsor a foster kid. It's a little different because there is no relationship to celebrate. And maybe it's even a little consumerish because we'll be selecting items from a wishlist.  But foster kids already feel different from other kids and being able to say that they got x for christmas is a small thing that might make them fit in a little.

When I was a kid, I often received gifts from relatives I'd barely met and friends of my parents whom I'd never met. Maybe receiving gifts from a sponsor isn't that different from receiving a gift from some distant aunt you've never met.

In any case, I'm having a ton of fun brainstorming extra gifties that our foster kid might enjoy in addition to his wishlist items.

There are still a number of foster kids that do not yet have sponsors. Most of them are teenagers, which apparently is an age group that's harder to find sponsors for, probably because they want more expensive items. Personally, I prefer to sponsor a teenager - they have more developed interests, they're making plans for their future, and I have a stronger sense of empathy with teenagers than I do with young children.

If you're interested in sponsoring someone, the phone number to call is 725-6710
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Picket Ralph's, Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Submitted by jlw on Thu, 12/14/2006 - 11:23am.
Dec 16 2006 - 11:00am
Dec 16 2006 - 1:00pm

Let's remind those holiday shoppers that the boycott is continuing.  We will be picketing from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., but don't think you need to stay the whole time -- it gets pretty cold out there. 

We have a lot of wonderful new signs (many of which are waterproof), courtesy of Todd and NJ, so all you need to bring is your umbrella. 



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Have the Courage to be Uncomfortable
Submitted by Robert Whitlock on Thu, 12/14/2006 - 11:14am.
I submit this post in reference to the symptom of feeling uncomfortable when in the presence of economically unfortunate individuals. I suggest, that feelings of discomfort are wholly appropriate in this situation for the majority of Americans, who are privileged and have economic wellbeing:
Saying Goodbye to My “Fargo
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Lacey PD officer accused and exonerated of a rape
Submitted by DrewHendricks on Thu, 12/14/2006 - 11:11am.
From The Olympian:

Lacey officer disciplined for violation

September 28, 2006 •• 838 words •• ID: oly22340151

LACEY - A police officer has been disciplined for having an off-duty liaison with a woman who later accused him of raping her, according to records obtained by The Olympian. The officer, whose name was not released, was suspended for three days without pay last month for violating department policy. During work hours, the officer arranged an off-duty liaison with the woman, whom he met while on patrol."

This story in the Olympian, (which you can no longer view for free outside of a library) also mentioned that the man had been hired within the last couple of years.

One thing about the story which jumped out at me was how the woman in the story "did not return our calls" but the man in the story was un-named. The Olympian had no idea which officer to investigate, to ask about, to follow up on next year if a similar allegation is made. That tells me that the investigators did let slip (to the Olympian) the name of the woman, while protecting the identity of the alleged rapist.

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Porn or The Real Thing
Submitted by Sarah on Thu, 12/14/2006 - 10:30am.
It is early in the morning and my scan through recent OlyBlog comments turns up a contribution titled "sorry" from a brand new user. Of course I have to check this out. What would make a new member sorry already?

The page opens and reveals a zillion and a half links, all with words tucked in that easily lead me to believe that this is porn, porn, and more porn. I figure I can take one for OlyBlog even if my computer blows up when I click one of those links, unleashing viral mayhem on the blogosphere.

I click one and ayup, it is porn. Straight up, adult pun intended. These links don't belong on this thread, this is whatcha call spam, and I happily apply the delete button.

Speaking of porn and coming at it from a different angle, our own sky.cosby's recent blog post For Forever, Love Now includes a link to a fantastic article: The Porn Myth by Naomi Wolf.

In the end, porn doesn’t whet men’s appetites—it turns them off the real thing.

Me, I'm all for the real thing. For anything else, delete is an efficient action.



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