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Who is helped when we refuse to be accurate about rape? Certainly not rape victims. Last week, an Englishman was sentenced to five years in jail for raping a woman while she slept. As the judge put it, "She was a pretty girl who you fancied. You simply could not resist. You had sex with her".

Who is helped when we refuse to be accurate about rape? Certainly not rape victims. Last week, an Englishman was sentenced to five years in jail for raping a woman while she slept. As the judge put it, "She was a pretty girl who you fancied. You simply could not resist. You had sex with her".

Using #LikeAGirl as an insult is a hard knock against any adolescent girl.

Listener bias results in most people thinking that women are hogging the floor when men are actually dominating.

Listener bias results in most people thinking that women are hogging the floor when men are actually dominating.

Talk by Taylor Mali, one of the most well-known poets to have emerged from the slam poetry movement and one of the few people in the world to have no job other than that of poet.

Talk by Taylor Mali, one of the most well-known poets to have emerged from the slam poetry movement and one of the few people in the world to have no job other than that of poet.

Taylor Mali's performance of his spoken word poem plays on the different meanings of "make"

Taylor Mali's performance of his spoken word poem plays on the different meanings of "make"

Cartoon illustration of Taylor Mali's spoken word poem

Cartoon illustration of Taylor Mali's spoken word poem

Based largely on a rap he wrote, and accounts of two witnesses given years after the shooting, rapper Antwain Steward was arrested and charged with double murder. Critics contend rap is a musical art form that should not be taken as evidence of criminal behavior. But some prosecutors say they don't buy the argument that the work is all fiction.

Based largely on a rap he wrote, and accounts of two witnesses given years after the shooting, rapper Antwain Steward was arrested and charged with double murder. Critics contend rap is a musical art form that should not be taken as evidence of criminal behavior. But some prosecutors say they don't buy the argument that the work is all fiction.

A group of actors, young and old, audition for a commercial. They are all instructed to perform simple tasks but "like a girl".

A group of actors, young and old, audition for a commercial. They are all instructed to perform simple tasks but "like a girl".

Why did Disney's atypical, boundary-pushing animated film about princesses succeed? Psychologists have been wondering, too.

Why did Disney's atypical, boundary-pushing animated film about princesses succeed? Psychologists have been wondering, too.

What this team did and why could be a template for any other team looking to find its way out of a Redskins controversy.

What this team did and why could be a template for any other team looking to find its way out of a Redskins controversy.

With World Cup in Headlines, a Debate Continues on What to Call the Game

With World Cup in Headlines, a Debate Continues on What to Call the Game

Racist Radio - voiceovers for advertisements targeted at "urban" black Americans

Racist Radio - voiceovers for advertisements targeted at "urban" black Americans

Racist Radio - voiceovers for advertisements targeted at "urban" black Americans

Proponents of teaching the ancient scholarly language dream of its revival under the government of India's new prime minister.

Proponents of teaching the ancient scholarly language dream of its revival under the government of India's new prime minister.

We need more positive representations of women in sports media for several reasons. Here are just a few!

We need more positive representations of women in sports media for several reasons. Here are just a few!

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Ever wonder why you can't figure out when and where to stick a comma?

Ever wonder why you can't figure out when and where to stick a comma?

It's long been a major art with a minor audience.

It's long been a major art with a minor audience.

New commercial for Dove men's products aims to combat pervasive negative stereotypes about fatherhood, particularly those seen on camera.

New commercial for Dove men's products aims to combat pervasive negative stereotypes about fatherhood, particularly those seen on camera.

Dove's new spot is a corrective to outmoded ideas of the father as a distant, aloof domestic presence.

Dove's new spot is a corrective to outmoded ideas of the father as a distant, aloof domestic presence.

From "joking" about cankles to destructive self-deprecation, fat talk has become part of women's ordinary conversation, spoken without a second thought.

From "joking" about cankles to destructive self-deprecation, fat talk has become part of women's ordinary conversation, spoken without a second thought.

From "joking" about cankles to destructive self-deprecation, fat talk has become part of ordinary conversation, spoken without a second thought.