Violence and Abuse Against Young Women
Picture the following scenario if you may. A young lady going home on a dark winters evening- say around 7- from a long day at university. An African-Caribbean guy on his bike shouts “Oi, oi, oi, oi” as he rides past speedily almost startling this young lady. After mumbling a few words of discontent under her breath she gets over the near miss. To her dismay, the guy on his bike- now roughly 15 feet ahead-  looks back at her and does a u-turn. He approaches her on his bike, cyclin... Read Full Story
Girls In Violent Male Gangs See Rape As The Norm
Anti-gun-hiding poster According to information compiled by charities and the police, teenage girls accept rape as a  normative part of joining violent male gangs. Some are forced into to having sex with many of the gang , ferrying guns, knives and drugs without even questioning the fact that they’re being violated. Last month, Police in London launched an add campaign warning that young women who hide guns and knives for their gangster boyfriends risk going to jail. The posters (left) ... Read Full Story
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Fresh Pearls: Daily Links [26.10.09]
Indian summer forecasted for this week in the UK >>> http://bit.ly/12ExZ0 Former Cuban leader, Fidel Castro, was spied on by his sister for the CIA >>> http://bit.ly/35nn3K Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, plans to build £15million monument in Stratford, East London >>> http://bit.ly/Ud8sT Miss Frank booted out of the X Factor last night after shocking results >>>  http://bit.ly/11JSv1 A leading expert on learning explains why you are cleverer than you thin... Read Full Story
Fresh Pearls: Daily Links [23.10.09]
Gwen Stefani The 40th anniversary of the “stirrings of the internet” >>> http://bit.ly/28Vi5Q Doom and gloom as figures reveal Britain is still in the recession >>> http://bit.ly/113rWM Ex-deputy assistant commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Brian Paddick expresses his fears over armed police patrolling estates >>> http://bit.ly/3vqZnY Jan Moir writes an apology to Stephen Gately’s family >>> http://bit.ly/S95hy Has Gwen Stafani’... Read Full Story
BNP Leader on Question Time
Question Time host David Dibleby I usually show very little interest in politics, but I made sure I didn’t miss last night’s Question Time. According to the BBC, 8 Million viewers (three times more than it’s normal viewership) tuned in to watch the racist British National Party (BNP) leader, Nick Griffin, on the politics debate show. Ofcom says it’s dealing with very small number of complaints it received about the broadcast. Also on the panel was African-American play... Read Full Story
Fresh Pearls: Daily Links [22.10.09]
Question Time protests over BNP appearance on Question Time >>> http://bit.ly/RsntD What do Cheryl Cole and Kelis have in common >>> http://bit.ly/4BG09d Mercedez Bunz (The Guardian) asks: Was Jan Moir’s Twitter outcry ‘orchestrated’? >>> http://bit.ly/4s91uX Michael Jackson’s This Is It video clip >>> http://bit.ly/120dXl Nicole Kidman’s testimony to US Congress that Hollywood plays a part in violence against women >>&... Read Full Story
Swine Flu Shot Disables Young Woman
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Desiree Jennings, aged 25, had a promising life as a cheerleader ahead of her. That was, until she took the swine flu shot. The H1N1 vaccine triggered a rare neurological disorder- called Dystonia- that causes twisting, abnormal postures, repetitive movements, slurred speech and more seriously seizures. Desiree, who lives in America, was a healthy young lady, but 10 days after getting the shot, she not only contracted the flu but was admitted into hospital twice for seizures. She was later  ... Read Full Story
Vogue No You Didn’t!
French Vogue’s 13 page spread caused outrage earlier this week and I’m sure, by looking at the image above, you’ve noticed why. The October issue of the magazine features 4 photographs of 25- year- old Dutch model Lara Stone with a blacked out face and body. The spread was shot by Steven Klein and ‘ethnically’ styled by the magazine’s editor Carine Roitfeld. Read Full Story
Fresh Pearls: Daily Links [16.10.09]
Leona Lewis was punched earlier this week at a book signing in Londo Baby survives after falling under a train >>> http://bit.ly/4noACy American Judge refuses to give interracial couple a marriage license >>> http://bit.ly/1rrXR0 Hugh Muir’s thoughts on the BNP’s constitution change >>> http://bit.ly/2Pq4FI Leona Lewis’ attacker has been charged with assault >>> http://bit.ly/pcYcK Marge Simpson to cover playboy >>> http://bit.ly/... Read Full Story