Good article, See next post for context

clipped from smartgirlnation.com Mind-Rape: Silencing Gender Traitors The intent of rape is to silence. It is about hatred, power, and shaming your victim. The women are to be kept quiet. I’ve seen entirely too much silencing lately. This is an issue that goes beyond party lines. It’s beyond politics. What is happening is justification of the offense, not support for those who are being attacked. [As an example talking about Letterman's joke ]Others said her daughters were “fair game” because Palin kept them in the public eye. “Well, if Palin didn’t parade her daughters around they wouldn’t be talked about". [While correct, no person "deserves" to be treated disrespectfully! Everyone seems to be in the wrong on this one. Behavior like this is intended to shame.]...The result is silencing – and that is their goal. In the past couple months, we have had the Playboy hate-sex article, Letterman’s comments regarding the Palins, and the media attacks on Carrie Prejean. This type of sexually charged hate speech is mind-rape: an attempt to silence women who don’t fit the traditional “progressive” image. The language used against these women is vile, demeaning, and hate-filled – and their profession [media] is being used to excuse it.