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13. It's not only boys.

Thu May 23, 2013, 09:04 AM

May 2013

Grown men engage in this behavior:

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/05/22/west-point-sergeant-accused-of-secretly-filming-female-cadets/

We have no chance at all of stopping or even limiting this sort of sexism until we stop treating it as some kind of joke.

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Not secret for long. nt bemildred May 2013 #1

Not surprising, either ... chervilant May 2013 #2

As a sociologist, I've already noted chervilant May 2013 #7

The relevance of rape culture, misogyny, or patriarchy... ananda May 2013 #11

I'm not surprised in the least. Archae May 2013 #4

Oh yes wellstone dem May 2013 #5

I never implied it was the right thing to do. Archae May 2013 #8

It's been an uncriticized part of movie humor for decades customerserviceguy May 2013 #6

hmm... chervilant May 2013 #9

Those themes in entertainment are lessening. Archae May 2013 #10

It's not only boys. thucythucy May 2013 #13

No privacy in the age of the camera phone. reformist2 May 2013 #12