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History of Feminism

KitSileya

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6. Thanks for the explanation.

Reply to pnwmom (Reply #4)

Thu Jul 30, 2015, 11:08 AM

Jul 2015

The Knox case was an archetypical example of men blaming their idea of women's sexuality rather than factual, proven-by-the-evidence homocidal urges of a man. Ugly, and just another confirmation of how misogynistic Italian culture actually is.

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A powerful art exhibition, STICKS AND STONES, explores the trials of that sex-crazed witch, Amanda Knox. [View all] pnwmom Jul 2015 OP

okay , that was bizarre-told me I needed to use a different browser. niyad Jul 2015 #1

I was using Safari. I can also view it on Google Chrome and Firefox. n/t pnwmom Jul 2015 #2

What do you mean by "that sex-crazed witch"? KitSileya Jul 2015 #3

During the trials, she was called a thousand variations of that in the press in England and Italy. pnwmom Jul 2015 #4

That was excellent ismnotwasm Jul 2015 #5

Thanks for the explanation. KitSileya Jul 2015 #6

It was bizarre. They settled on her as the chief murderess only a few days after the murder -- pnwmom Jul 2015 #7

The known burglar who was also an aquaintance of Knox Alfalfa Aug 2015 #9

According to everyone who used to know her back in Seattle Alfalfa Aug 2015 #8

How precisely, are unsupported allegations of her childhood directly relevant to the case? LanternWaste Aug 2015 #10