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Let's Not Forget Christopher Columbus Was A Despicable Rapist

Perhaps we shouldn't celebrate a man who sexually enslaved nine-year-old girls and rewarded his men with women to rape.

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"I wonder what creepy Internet hacker is going to do with this later?" Credit: Thinkstock

A Reminder In The Wake Of Snapchat Leak: Culpability Lies With The Hackers, Not The Pic-takers

Let's place blame where it belongs—on those who are unconscionably violating the privacy of others.

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Best Twitter Responses To Laughably Sexist Men's Health Sports Headline

According to the magazine, women need special help understanding sports. Cue the glorious, hilarious Twitter outrage.

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Sasikala Natarajan, left, and J. Jayalalitha, right, are now both in jail.

The Shocking Downfall Of One Of India's Most Powerful Female Politicians 

J. Jayalalitha, a popular chief minister, has landed in jail as a result of a friend's betrayal. Hers is a story both sordid and damning.

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Male reporters at the New York Times office circa 1942. Has much changed since then? (Credit: Wikimedia Commons)

Does The New York Times Have A Woman Problem?

A controversial story about Shonda Rhimes has the paper getting flack, once again, for latent sexism and racism in the newsroom.

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To Become A Woman Is To Become A Whore

Before you became a whore you were an insecure child, doing for free that which could set you free.

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To Become A Woman Is To Become A Whore

Before you became a whore you were an insecure child, doing for free that which could set you free.

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Selling Sex Is About Making Money

When I sold sex it was about the money. It wasn’t about empowerment, nor is it for most people.

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