The Chaser crew have stirred controversy again with last week's skit about the Make a Wish Foundation (see bottom of post for footage). Most of the media have been after the comedy group, who have ...
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Read more »"And there is some pretty sick porn out there with overt violence against women. Even the mainstream stuff has a very male-dominants-a female object vibe. But I don't know if that necessarily translates into misogynistic attitudes. I watch violence on TV ..."
Aman"I am definitely not a fan of exclusion either. I think the Internet has sped up the sharing of culture and language (slang) so much that it's only natural that other people would get genuinely interested in facets of black culture. Granted you always run ..."
Aman"I will say one thing I love about her (besides her acting): she's one of the few actors in Hollywood I actually want to hang out with. Just watched her on Kimmel and she's hilarious. Fun, funny, self-deprecating, doesn't take herself seriously, prone to ..."
Colin"I'm skeptical of the stat saying rape has declined. I know it's referring to incidences of rape, but a stat I read from Stats Canada said one-third of rape victims don't report the crime. So how do you really measure such a thing? I'm also not buying ..."
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"i doubt there's a causal relationship between porn and rape... but i think a society that tolerates more liberal attitudes towards sex (and porn) would be much less stifling, and likely to create an environment that will create people to act in a ..."
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