There's something that needs to be clarified here. This case is not about whether it is or is not illegal to photograph parts of women's bodies which are exposed to the public. This case is about whether the police, who observed this man taking pictures of women in public, had a right to stop him and search the…

This is a female judge that took the time to condemn the photographer's legal actions as "repellent and disturbing." While the law needs changing, I don't think anyone should be advocating for judges that deliberately misinterpret a law to suit their personal beliefs.

the first paragraph is unfairly judging the judge - just because something should be illegal doesn't make it illegal - the ruling sounds like the evidence suggested that while the photographer was definitely taking pictures intended to be "upskirts" he was simply taking normal public photographs of the public that…

Kevin, this was lovely and powerful. Makes me want to go back to Racialicious, it's been too long. I'll be keeping an eye out for you! And thanks...

Ugh, I hate when people say stuff like this. I'm Japanese. Regardless of whether it's a positive stereotype, it's pretty unpleasant to just have some kind of label stamped on you and your people as "this defines you."

i was hit a lot as a kid. by my mom, who was just angry at my dad for never being home. i got hit so much that my neighbor called social services on us. it was after she heard me screaming while my mom was chasing me around with a wooden chair in her hands, steam blowing out of her nose.

Well, 1. we don't actually know that she was having sex in public, or even dry humping in public, so I would hold off judgment on that. I could see standing by the side of my car, my boyfriend sitting on the passenger seat, and sitting on his lap to kiss him while we were waiting. 2. it is very possible that the…

Although used in a new context, it still works.

Which I'm not arguing against in the least bit, but you feel scolded so you had to climb on your high horse about something. Words matter. The only time people don't think words matter is when they don't want to feel bad for using one incorrectly.

I do. I also know how defensive white women get when you point out their unique role within systems of oppression. I'm not trolling here, I'm mentioning this because I feel it's important to this particular story. As someone else so politely pointed out, teachers are largely female, and the school system in the US…

Yes, but normally it's life with the option of parole for second degree murder. Also, the jurors were deliberating between second degree murder and manslaughter. They chose the worse offense to convict him on, since first degree murder was never an option, so your anger is misplaced here.

They convicted. What are you freaking out about? You are angry that potentially sending someone to prison for life wasn't an easy feeling for some people? As an intern I used to watch court cases pretty regularly. Some juries would be emotional even when there was no chance the guy didn't do it.

The state has restored gun ownership rights to a total of 358 violent felons over the last 6 years. Forty-four of them had committed sexual assault.

/sarcasm (in case that wasn't evident)

On a side note:

Its interesting to me that with all of the talk about representation on this site that no one is discussing the ravenous assault of women who happen to hunt. It seems pretty obvious that part of the social criticism of both of these women is wrapped up in the conflict between cultural ideas of being feminine and how…

Batman is 41. Wonder Woman is 28.

Do you guys ever, like, NOT fuck up when it comes to addressing issues concerning women of color? This piece is everything - and I mean EVERY MOTHERFUCKING THING - wrong with feminism as far as WOC are concerned. Black Twitter is going to drag this place for filth.

Thanks!