Why am I not surprised?

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Hey kids. Long time no see. It's been a crazy busy week (or two). Someday I will regale you all with tales of my awkward match.com dates! (Yes, I caved. But my therapist is very proud.)

But today I am just stopping by to encourage some feminist activism. Remember almost a year ago, I posted about how the National Crime and Punishment Museum apparently doesn't consider rape a crime? Well, now we have a fun new development!

The museum is now advertising its "Crimes of Passion" special exhibit for Valentine's weekend. BECAUSE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS ROMANTIC, YO.

A petition just went up asking the museum to take intimate partner violence and other gendered/sexual crimes seriously.

Comments

[goldenusagi]

Crimes of Passion? SERIOUSLY? Though it looks like it's still not about rape, actually, unless rape was part of the package deal with getting murdered. STILL.

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Nope, rape is still not a crime, apparently. They've just moved on to trivializing OTHER gendered crimes. Yay?

[ohwaluvusbab.livejournal.com]

WHAT? WHAT MANNER OF FREEZE-DRIED FRAKKERY IS THAT?

Jesus Christ. How does the world consider that an acceptable way to treat sexual violence.

*goes to sign petition*

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Yep, that was pretty much my reaction. :(

[gabrielleabelle]

Wow. They actually did that. :(

Someday I will regale you all with tales of my awkward match.com dates!

I'm shivering with antici...

...PATION!

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Yep. They actually did.

Hahaha, maybe tomorrow I will have time to write up the dates. Lady Luck has not been with me thus far...