Here’s all the news on our radar today:
• Last night was a mixed bag at the Emmys—female writers and performers took home some big awards, but still only 26 percent of nominees were women. And then there was the point where Sofia Vergara was presented on a pedestal as “something compelling to look at.” [Huffington Post]
• A new nail polish the detects date rape drugs is another in a long line of problematic products that put the onus on women to “discreetly” keep from getting raped. [Guardian]
• GLAAD is bringing attention to the case of Eisha Love, a transgender woman of color who was arrested after she fought back against attacked by two guys outside a gas station in Chicago. [GLAAD]
• Writer Aya de Leon has a moving spoken word performance about the police in Ferguson. [Aya de Leon]
• In the wake of Ferguson, olitical and cultural leaders in in America are petitioning the president to look at racial bias in policing. [Colorlines]
• Here are your tunes for the day: 10 rap songs that fight the power. [Ebony]
• Today is Women’s Equality Day! On August 26 1920, the United States ratified the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote. [Feministing] 
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This brave Aussie.
Karla Staples replied on
Very proud of Erin Molan, an Australian sports reporter, for standing her ground. http://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/aug/22/erin-molan-says-dont-be-afr...
I get it...
Aundrea Curtis replied on
..that this roofie-detector nail polish feels like another case of finger-waving in a long line of victim-blaming, but I don't think that means we should dismiss it. I would definitely use this product, because I choose not to wait around for the societal change or the judicial system, because it is [sadly] much, much easier to invent this nail polish than teaching people not to commit rape. But that's not really my point. I am emboldened by the fact that this was invented by several college students, when campus rapes are such a widespread problem. While this result is up for debate, the campus rape culture will only change when students start working together like this and say yes, there is a problem. Additionally, new technology does not often benefit the people anymore. Of course, somewhere down the line this product could easily be co-opted solely for profits and capital gain, but I have to hope that won't become the case. The invention of this product is not helping the overall discussion of rape culture and what needs fixing, no, but I don't think it's wholly without merit, either.
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