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Thursday, October 25, 2007 12:00 AM

What's so funny about abusive girlfriends?

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  • Thursday, October 25, 2007 03:38 PM

    Look how often women get lighter sentences

    for beating someone up, stabbing them (see Linney's comment today about an incident that were sexes reversed you would certainly be blogging about), or even killing them.

    You folks claim to want equality, but you don't want to champion anyone that doesn't look like you.

    That's why so many people can easily tell that there is nothing liberal, progressive, or equalitarian about broadsheet feminism.

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