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AM Hack - yawn

I've been pleasantly amused by the media frenzy surrounding the Ashley Madison married dating website hack. Apparently 33 million user accounts leaked - 32, 999, 980 male accounts, and 20 filthy female whores who used the married dating website to lure faithful men away from their loving wives. The media has focused almost exclusively on the women who have had to deal with the fallout. Stories of shocked wives and their now repentant husbands. Addiction counselling. Separation. Apparently even suicide. One local radio station asked women to call in if they suspected their partner of cheating. Really?!  I listened as one poor dove of a woman was called up and the bad news broken to her: "Hi Jan, sorry to tell you this, but your husband's email address is on the list…" At first silence. Then "That's disgusting!" Her next response? You'll never guess. She berated the previous caller, a single woman who used AM for casual sex. As Jan said, "

Female dress codes - reinforcing rape culture

My most recent email of complaint to a catholic school (and so it goes on…and on…and on): Dear Father XXXX, I would like to express my concern about a conversation Mr XXXX had with year 11  XXXX  boys last week regarding what he believed to be appropriate dress code for the female partners of boys attending the upcoming semi-formal. The boys were instructed that should their date be dressed inappropriately, then she would be asked to wear the college shirt for the night. I would like to understand Mr XXXX’s definition of “inappropriate.” I have grave concerns with what seems to be an obsession, almost exclusively reserved for Catholic schools, with the dress code of women attending semi-formals and formals.  This obsession does not seem to be based on previous experience of women attending these events “inappropriately” attired, yet this same talk is given to both boys and girls in year 11 and 12 year after year.  I have never heard of an instance where the