Have not looked further afield in the world, but it would seem so in Canada and the USA at least, from both sides of the political spectrum and indeed appears to be starting now in society at large.
Perhaps this thread can document some of the ongoing actions against women's safety and established human rights that are occuring.
As a stand alone action, this may not have appeared to have been an attack against specifically women, but given the similar one of last evening, in the same city indicates clearly that it was.
In this the lead up to Dec 6th activities, it seems particularily ominous.
Has the the destruction of the Status of Women Ministry indicated to some, that women can be clear targets of oppression and hate again without society caring?
Fire at women’s shelter kills resident, 61
How is this specifically attacking women?
In the previous fire a 45 year old man died...
I think you're trying to create something that is not there.
Maybe it was just a fire, they happen. Especially where elderly and children are in the mix.
Now of course the article says they are trying to confirm, as because they too I am sure understand the implications of 2 blazes in Ottawa targeting women....but words like "molotov cocktail" do not get thrown around without some fire going on.
Indeed later reports on the BC news have stated it is obvious that an accelerant was used.
Ottawa rooming house destroyed by fire
Remind, I thought exactly what you did when I saw this news report yesterday. It's the second suspicious fire to affect a women's residence within a week. Maybe those "just happen" - but [b]I don't think so[/b]:
[url=http://www.metronews.ca/ottawa/local/article/370234--women-s-rooming-hou...'s rooming house struck by suspicious fire[/color][/url]
"SparkyOne" sounds like an odd nickname in the context of these stories...
In the larger political context we have this recent action of Obama's, and the formerly reported here reality of the defunding of women's shelters and programs for victim's of violence, to consider as well...
Stalling over birth control
Though the following incidence could at first glance considered to be of a lesser note than the occurances above, but in truth it has very far reaching and strong social commentary on the status of women in society, it clearly indicates women as being less than men.
These young women, as like so many of my daughter's age and younger who erroneously believe that society is now equal, and all things have been achieved...and that nothing could be eroded, have indeed received a huge wake up call through this action by the courts and VANOC/IOC.
One wonders what the final result of this would will be, as opposed to what it should be....
Female ski jumpers lose Olympic appeal
OOps missed that.
Women Under Attack from All Angles
Even environmentalists want to get in on the exploit women action that is so acceptable nowadays, it seems.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdz555JBIwY
http://mediawatch.com/welcome.html
exploit? for 6 years an annual fund raising event called dancers for cancer has donated money to the cause to end breast cancer...the exotic dancers donate their services and the club owners donate the money they would have normaly spent on wages for the dancers. why is it automatically exploitation is a sex industry related activity is taking place in support of a cause...
sex industry workers are socially and environmentally conscious, why would you assume they were being exploited?isn't it possible that they chose to take part and believe in the cause? your statement is like an attack against women, sex working women in that you assume exploitation instead of conceiving the possibilty that sex industry workers are politically aware contributers to society who actively take part in the causes they believe in.
i think this is in conflict with the title of the thread.
So you are now calling super models sex workers?
Unless I missed something, it seems the first fire, that claimed the life of a 61 year old woman was undetermined-- investigators were brought in because of a death, not because there were immediate suspicions of arson.
Be that as it may, it doesn't make the second fire any less disturbing in my mind.
London's had a bad year for fires. One fire official said on the news what I was thinking: Some buildings were being torched for insurance, due to the bad economy; some are accidental fires set by homeless people trying to stay warm in abandoned buildings; and it's likely that some have been set by a serial arsonist. But telling them apart is difficult, if not impossible.
But a molotov cocktail says something else entirely.
It's funny how sex industry worker finds it's way into so many threads lately.
yes....i guess so...in your reference they were "stripping" and you found that exploitative.
i guess the sex industry is everywhere and so will find it's way into all kinds of areas.
There is an informative diary on Daily Kos today with stats and graph:
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/11/16/804876/-SheKos:-Death-by-in...
interesting read, thanks for posting wage zombie!
So, basically, it's the exotic dancers making the contribution to charity. All the (presumably male) club owners are doing is getting free publicity. Sounds exploitative to me.
Well if its exploitative, its commonplace since mainstream companies do the same for charity like CIBC for the cancer walk.
Yes, it is, and they are being all silent about it today, as they understand the implications too....
CIBC scoops their workers' salaries and donates the money to charity?
Well the bar owners only do it for the girls that agree. And the CIBC does have a thing where their employees contribute overtime to set things up and do not get paid so yeah
Well, that's mighty big of those business owners, I must say.
I agree, anything that gets money to a desperate charity is good
I should point out theres quite a bit of pressure to contribute and work for free at the CIBC. There was no such pressure at the bar I was helping with. My CIBC employee friend was a bit bitter about the pressure
2 points in another thread indicate that this action by the Canadian government should be in this thread too.
Thanks remind :)
Some stats from the Sisterhood is Global institute (they're at http://www.sigi.org/):
http://www.wallworkshop.com/pdf/Statistics_on_Women.pdf
dancers for cancers is organized by DANCERS not club owners......it's in a different club every time....the women are the organizers...oh right ...they couldn't possibly organize somethig and donate money of their own free will. you people have to make everything we do exploitative....it is a worker created event. clear now?
Here's what you said, Susan:
It was the "and the club owners donate the money" bit that caught my eye.
Clear now?
Hostile much G.Pie?
Interesting that my exact duplication of Susan's phrasing "Clear now?" leads you to believe that I (but not Susan, of course) was being hostile.
the donation of dancers wages was negotiated- as a term of a club being priveledged enough to host the event- by the dancers. it is a prerequisite, the dancers are in full control of the event and in spite of your "opinion" or perseption it is extremely empowering for them and they love the event it brings them together as a community, it respects a member of their community who died from breat cancer and it is completely run by, designed by, directed by, promoted by, controlled by the dancers themselves.
negotiated by the dancers......club owners are not involved in decisions around the event but instead go out of their way to meet requirements in order to be awarded the hosting of this prestigous and most successful event.
Susan, I said nothing whatever negative about the dancers. Their charitable program is a wonderful thing to do and I applaud them. You are inventing negative opinions and perceptions out of whole cloth.
My point was: The club owners are actually doing fuck all to help cancer research. Why are they getting praised?
whatever......?i wasn't praising them as much as i was trying make a point that sex industry workers are socially conscious and what is the difference is super models get naked for charity? wy is it automatically deemed exploitative for women to get naked for charity? why can't these women decide for them selves if they feel exploited rather thhat us assuming so just because nudity and women are involved......
it's always nice when you try to make it about something it wasn't- ie club owners....who cares...the point is the choices of women....
Susan, you were the one who praised the club owners, not me.
I don't see anyone praising the owners anywhere in this thread. You said nothing positive about the dancers leaving a deliberately negative impression of the event as exploitive of women. You wove the cloth with your negative opinions and perceptions.
No, what I think is exploitative is that the dancers are making this generous donation but they're sharing accolades with the club owners who do nothing. I'd thank you not to presume to know my opinions or perceptions.
You have again stated your opinion and perception that this was an exploitive event because of "accolades" for club owners. I presumed nothing.
Neither Susan nor anyone else gave any accolades to the club owner. She described the events dynamics and you said it was exploitive because the club owners "get all the praise." I have heard of the event and I have never heard the club owners being praised and I looked carefully through this thread and have seen nothing that praised the owners so IMO we are left with you calling this event exploitive with no foundation for that claim.
Susan gave them equal billing when she first mentioned them in this thread.
I hereby withdraw from this ridiculous argument over such a picayune matter.
Two recent studies carried out in Ontario schools, one conducted by Toronto’s School Community Safety Advisory Panel and the other by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), found that sexual harassment and sexual assault of girls are occurring at alarming rates. The Panel stressed that the problem requires immediate attention.
Following up on the Panel’s report, the Toronto Star ran an article on discussions with girls from five Toronto high schools. They reported being subjected to a barrage of hateful comments – girls are routinely called skank, ho (whore) and slut -- as well as being grabbed on the breast or backside “at any time in the halls”. One 14-year-old student said, “You hear stuff like ‘What’s up, bitch?’ and ‘Hey, ho’ every other second”. Dr. David Wolfe of the CAMH warns that, “All these behaviours, from physical violence to verbal harassment, can be harmful and have serious effects on their well-being.”
We haven't come a long way, baby: exclusion of women from Canada's Criminal Code hate propaganda law
http://www.thefreeradical.ca/
that's terrible. there should be classes about respectful behaiour in schools.
(Thank you for the link, remind. Have been looking for sites like this)
So where do our boys get these attitudes ?
Here is one source.
Much Music, owned by CTVglobemedia.
I am looking for their complaint department.
A Video I am watching right now !
Not an exact quote ,but the last word is clear.
"like a girl you've never seen before...nothin like the neighbourhood whore"
Ladies and Gents this is prime time pop culture.
http://www.thefreeradical.ca/MUSIC1.htm
http://www.thefreeradical.ca/Gangsta_rap_feeds_sexual_violence_in_Toronto_schools.htm
http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/parents/music/inappropriate/negative_effects_music.cfm
Edit to add this link. http://www.cbsc.ca/english/complaint/
Here's a quote Slumberjack posted in this thread:
http://www.rabble.ca/babble/anti-racism-news-and-initiatives/hatred-and-ignorance-hip-hop
http://www.tolerance.org/?id=911
Your welcome thank you for your links, am going to look through them
I love the blues but there are certainly many misogynists in the genre. But then Spike TV is considered part of the MSM. How detrimental to respect for women are most of their programs. Unfortunately I see many young women who accept this cultural misogyny as normal, maybe even more so in the last ten years than in the past.
Let's see, what's on today.
(Much More) Wild'N Out (comedy ???) 5 pm
Content warning, "not suitable for younger audiences"
Interesting that the censors chose to blur the, jumper cable to crotch, moment.
Why ? no kids watching right ?
Acceptable joke sample "what does the women do that just got out of the battered womens shelter....the dishes"
Of course its all in good fun.
Well it's not all bad at MM. Need to hear more from the likes of
Beyonce "If I was a boy" aired at 8:50
Am I on a anti MM crusade.....maybe Yes, until they stop airing "not suitable for younger audiences" after the kiddies come home from school !
AND their censors read the following:
Canadian Association of Broadcasters’ Equitable Portrayal Code
"Equality of the sexes must be recognized and reinforced through the proper use of language and terminology. Broadcasters shall employ language of a non-sexist nature in their programming, by avoiding, whenever possible, expressions which relate to only one gender."
http://www.cbsc.ca/english/codes/epc.php
Yeah, I haven't had cable for years and stuff like this just confirms my decision. That's awful, rework.
They are under attack because I believe women can make this world work. Pie in the sky but eehhh?
Yes, women can make the world work, but we aren't doing a very good job, are we. The mostly white North American and Western European women who, comparatively, occupy positions of relative freedom and and enormous privilege, are too busy hair-pulling and name-calling to address the most important issues at hand.
Sineed brought out some very important stats about women's experience in Eastern Europe, South Asia and Africa. These were ignored in favour of yet another derailment to sex trade work. Enough already. If we can't see the broader picture because we're too busy eating our young, it's no wonder we're floundering.
I'm not suggesting that we, the privileged, shouldn't stand vigilant and be outspoken about violence against women in our own backyards - quite the contrary. But if we don't analyse the divide-and-conquer strategies set forth by the male-dominant mainstream corporate culture, the bombardment of self-hating propaganda that has us at each others' throats from childhood onward, we'll continue to flounder, to be cramped by our experience of personal pain and fail to gain strength through solidarity.
We can't deal with attacks against women until we stop attacking each other.
Woo hoo!!
At the risk of being boring, more stats:
Read more here:
http://www.unifem.org/gender_issues/violence_against_women/facts_figures...
According to Unifem, violence against women is the most pervasive human rights' violation in the world; that studies show 1 in 3 women worldwide have been beaten, coerced into sex, or otherwise abused. The problem is we haven't enough power - we are under-represented in governments, comprising 18.4% of seats in national parliaments.
Any women here thinking of running for office? I wouldn't personally; my diplomatic skills are nascent at best. But some politer babbler women may have political aspirations they haven't exercised.
Anybody?
We need you. All of you. Unite. Fuck the sausage fest @ babble.
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