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Domestic violence glamorized?
Fri, 08/13/2010 - 08:43
Is domestic violence being glamorized in pop culture? ...

Hypermasculinity is akin to death Pedro Jones and the death of an infant ...

No Charges For 'Urkel' in Alleged Domestic Violence Dispute CNN reports that Jaleel White, the actor likely best known for portraying the nerdy Steve Urkel on ABC's "Family Matters," has cleared his name. After reports surfaced last week that White had been involved in a domestic dispute with the mother of his child, the L.A. City Attorney’s Office has told CNN th ...

The Mel Gibson effect Is it worse to be a racist or a rapist? What Mel, Chris Brown and Roman Polanski teach us ...

Son of Dallas Police Chief David Brown Killed During Disturbance Lancaster Police Chief Keith Humphrey said Wednesday there was nothing his officers could have done differently when they responded to a domestic disturbance call from the younger Brown's girlfriend at an apartment complex Sunday, the Houston Chronicle reports.  David Brown, Jr. who was bi-polar, was having a "psychotic breakdown." Lancaster police initially did not arrest him because they said it was a verbal argument between Brown, Jr. and his girlfriend and you cannot ...

Chris Brown Barred From United Kingdom Because Of Rihanna Beating British officials, citing worries that singer Chris Brown might pose a danger to British citizens, barred him from entering the United Kingdom for concerts this week, a UK border official said. Brown pleaded guilty last year to a felony charge of assaulting his then-girlfriend, pop star Rihanna. "We reserve the right to refuse entry to the UK to anyone guilty of a serio ...

Poor, abused women call their men "dependable, affectionate" Why you ask? ...

Study: Women Stay In Abusive Relationships Because They See Their Male Partners As Dependable A new study by researchers in Toronto and New York suggests that many women who live with chronic psychological abuse still see certain positive traits in their abusers—such as dependability and being affectionate—which may partly explain why they stay. "We wanted to see whether survey information from women who were not currently s ...

Biden on ending domestic violence
Fri, 04/02/2010 - 00:00
Vice President Joe Biden talks about ending ...

The important political battle facing women today isn't abortion Where are the laws for the protection of women? ...