hate
Misogyny should be considered a hate crime
August 2, 2016[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he police force in the British county Nottinghamshire announced on July 13 that, in partnership with the Nottingham Women’s Centre, misogynistic acts can now be reported and investigated as hate crimes. The Nottinghamshire Police defined such acts as “behaviour targeted towards a woman by men simply because they are a woman,” according to their press release. The definition includes undesirable verbal, physical, and electronic interactions. This means that persistent catcalling and wolf-whistling, revenge porn, and social media abuse could all fit under the new definition. However, Jack Storey, a spokesperson for the Nottinghamshire Police, clarified with Global News that isolated…
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NEW MUSIC FRIDAY
June 10, 2016By: Courtney Miller, Jessica Pickering, and Jessica Whitesel Follow The Peak on Spotify to stay up to date on New Music Friday. https://play.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/4cmfOZU6HgdzMPDIErELzP “Pick Up the Phone” – Young Thug feat. Travis Scott and Quavo Jessica Whitesel: When T-Pain dies they…
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“Hate” is just a word for those who disagree with you
June 29, 2015Growing up during the turn of one century and the beginning of another, it’s been pretty amazing to see how we’ve progressed in the fight for equal rights. I was a 10-year-old when same-sex marriage became legal, and in social…
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Click with compassion
March 30, 2015[caption id="attachment_1940" align="alignnone" width="940"] Photo courtesy of James Fox (Flickr)[/caption] Monica Lewinsky returned to the public stage to speak about her very public scandal at the TED Conference Truth and Dare on March 19. “At 22, I fell in love…
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