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Why do conservative media-makers use rape metaphors?
Via Broadsheet. How often do we find individuals and entities using loaded metaphors for their own benefit while entirely disregarding or missing the point altogether, distorting the original meaning in the process.
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I traced my dad... and discovered he is Charles Manson
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Polanskia s Wife & Children Upset Over Dada s Imprisonment NOT the Rape
Oh dear me! When Roman Polanski drugged and raped the little 13-year-old child was he thinking about how upset she or her family would be? Imagine the gall on the part of Roman's shyster lawyer Herve Temime for trying to gain sympathy for Polanski by appealing to the suffering of his wife and 2 children due to his imprisonment awaiting extradition ...
Director Roman Polanski is still sitting in a Switzerland jail awaiting extradition to the United States for drugging and sodomizing a 13-year old girl in 1977.
Lawyer Says Polanski's Family Suffering
The wife and two children of Roman Polanski are bearing the brunt of the director's imprisonment in Switzerland as he awaits a decision on his extradition, his lawyer said in an interview to be published Friday.
Glenn Beck edition, via Media Matters : Beck on health care: "We're the young girl saying 'no, no, help me,' and the government is Roman Polanski" He's almost beyond parody.
Swiss Court To Rule On Polanski Bail In 2-3 Weeks
A Swiss court will decide in two or three weeks whether to release film director Roman Polanski on bail pending a decision on his extradition to the United States, a court official said Tuesday.
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The TV show where the under aged meet the over respected. How can anyone think Polanski should be let off? A17 HOST: Its Blind Date: Roman Holiday edition! The show where we take Roman Polanski and a 13-year-old girl who he's never met - and see if they click! I'm your host, Skip Sparkle! Lets meet our first contestant.
Turn your computer into an art house
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The prevalence and relevance of porn
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Bitch-Back! Will the Real Natalie Please Step Up?
Dear Ted: Am I the only one that found it ironic when Natalie Portman basically compared eating meat to condoning rape, considering that as a signer of the Roman Polanski petition she actually is condoning rape? I like her as an actress but that kind of crap is seriously making me rethink.
UPDATED with video, Polanski Hearing Set For December & Roman Polanski appeals bail rejection
A hearing has been scheduled for next month in director Roman Polanski's effort to win dismissal of the 1977 sexual assault case that led to his arrest in September.
Thompson 'talked out of support for Polanski' by 19-year-old student
Actress Emma Thompson said she would remove her name from a petition in support of film director Roman Polanski enlarge Emma Thompson is an Oscar-winning actress whose charisma and outspoken personality have earned her admiration and a reputation as a "strong woman". But when one of her fans realised that Thompson had signed a petition calling for ...
List of celebrities who openly admit how old they were when they first had sex
Angelina Jolie was recently implicated in a sex scandal stemming from her teenage years.
What Michael Haneke owes to Kafka | Peter Bradshaw
As the Austrian director's Cannes-winning The White Ribbon arrives in UK cinemas, a long-overdue viewing of his film of The Castle has opened my eyes to another thread running through his work Funny games a scene from The Castle Michael Haneke 's new film The White Ribbon is to be released next week.
Roman Polanski makes second bail attempt
The Swiss Criminal Court declined to comment on the contents of the appeal, but the justice ministry said it was an offer that the government has already turned down in part because it lacked a cash guarantee.
Remember those old ads forsome brand of cigarette that the tobacco industry was pitching at women that crowed"You've come a long way, baby?" I suppose that the catch phrase was true enough, even if it was encouraging women to buy a product designed for their use that probably ended up killing a lot of them.
Surprise! Warren Beatty & Jack Nicholson are Super Virgins
Very TL;DR. But Gore Vidal does make mention of ONTD's favorite Director, Roman Polanski.
Polanski lawyer submits new bail offer to Swiss
A French lawyer for Roman Polanski says he has submitted a new bail offer to a Swiss court to try to free the filmmaker from jail.
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