What’s Current: R. Kelly delivers a moving message of rapist solidarity

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From one rapist to another: R. Kelly thinks the rape allegations against Cosby are “just strange”:

“When I look on TV and I see the 70-, 80-, 90-year-old ladies talking about what happened when they were 17, 18, or 19, there’s something strange about it. That’s my opinion. It’s just strange.”

Mhairi Black, a 21-year-old Scottish MP, shoots back at Twitter trolls who called her a “carpet-munching bull dyke” and a “gruff old lezzer”:

Noah Berlatsky continues his streak of shitting the bed with this nugget: “Child sex workers’ biggest threat: The police.” Read for an exciting adventure in dying inside.

Let’s focus on untapping women’s economic potential because, let’s face it, being a human isn’t a good enough reason to be treated like one.

Meet GOMI, the newest way for women to be stripped of their children, jobs, privacy, safety, and overall wellbeing. Thank God someone filled this gap in the market because Reddit and 4Chan just weren’t cutting it and I hear Twitter has new abuse guidelines.

Jess Martin

Jess Martin is a public relations professional, an aspiring writer, and an assistant editor at Feminist Current. She prefers to write about feminist topics, disability, or environmental issues, but could be persuaded to broaden her horizons in exchange for payment and/or food. In her spare time Jess can be found knitting, gardening, or lying in the fetal position, mulling over political theory that no one in their right mind cares about.