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The Advertiser
7 days ago
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- The Advertiser
Brownmiller, author of the landmark rape book dies
Susan Brownmiller, a prominent feminist and author whose book, Against Our Will, was a landmark and intensely debated bestseller about sexual assault, has died. She was 90. Brownmiller, who had been ill, died on Saturday at a New York hospital, according to Emily Jane Goodman, a retired New York State Supreme Court justice. "She was an active feminist; she was not one to just agree with the popular issue of the day," said Goodman, whose friendship with Brownmiller spanned decades. A journalist, anti-war protester and civil rights activist before joining the second wave feminist movement in its formative years, Brownmiller was among many women who were radicalised in the '60s and '70s and part of the smaller circle that included Gloria Steinem, Betty Friedan and Kate Millett. While activists of the early 20th century focused on voting rights, second-wave feminism transformed conversations about sex, marriage, reproductive rights, workplace harassment and domestic violence. Brownmiller, as much as anyone, opened up the discussion of rape. Against Our Will: Men, Women and Rape, published in 1975 and widely read and taught for decades after, documented the roots, prevalence and politics of rape. She denounced the glorification of rape in popular culture, contended that rape was an act of violence, not lust, and traced rape to the very foundations of human history. "Man's structural capacity to rape and woman's corresponding structural vulnerability are as basic to the physiology of both our sexes as the primal act of sex itself," she wrote. In her 1999 memoir In Our Time, Brownmiller likened the writing of Against Our Will to "shooting an arrow into a bull's-eye in very slow motion." It was a book that Brownmiller started in the early 1970s, after hearing stories from friends that made her shriek with dismay. The title was chosen as a main selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club and considered newsworthy enough for Brownmiller to be interviewed on the Today show by Barbara Walters. In 1976, Time magazine placed her picture on its cover, along with Billie Jean King, Betty Ford and nine others as Women of the Year. Brownmiller's book inspired survivors to tell their stories, women to organise rape crisis centres and helped lead to the passage of marital rape laws. Susan Brownmiller, a prominent feminist and author whose book, Against Our Will, was a landmark and intensely debated bestseller about sexual assault, has died. She was 90. Brownmiller, who had been ill, died on Saturday at a New York hospital, according to Emily Jane Goodman, a retired New York State Supreme Court justice. "She was an active feminist; she was not one to just agree with the popular issue of the day," said Goodman, whose friendship with Brownmiller spanned decades. A journalist, anti-war protester and civil rights activist before joining the second wave feminist movement in its formative years, Brownmiller was among many women who were radicalised in the '60s and '70s and part of the smaller circle that included Gloria Steinem, Betty Friedan and Kate Millett. While activists of the early 20th century focused on voting rights, second-wave feminism transformed conversations about sex, marriage, reproductive rights, workplace harassment and domestic violence. Brownmiller, as much as anyone, opened up the discussion of rape. Against Our Will: Men, Women and Rape, published in 1975 and widely read and taught for decades after, documented the roots, prevalence and politics of rape. She denounced the glorification of rape in popular culture, contended that rape was an act of violence, not lust, and traced rape to the very foundations of human history. "Man's structural capacity to rape and woman's corresponding structural vulnerability are as basic to the physiology of both our sexes as the primal act of sex itself," she wrote. In her 1999 memoir In Our Time, Brownmiller likened the writing of Against Our Will to "shooting an arrow into a bull's-eye in very slow motion." It was a book that Brownmiller started in the early 1970s, after hearing stories from friends that made her shriek with dismay. The title was chosen as a main selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club and considered newsworthy enough for Brownmiller to be interviewed on the Today show by Barbara Walters. In 1976, Time magazine placed her picture on its cover, along with Billie Jean King, Betty Ford and nine others as Women of the Year. Brownmiller's book inspired survivors to tell their stories, women to organise rape crisis centres and helped lead to the passage of marital rape laws. Susan Brownmiller, a prominent feminist and author whose book, Against Our Will, was a landmark and intensely debated bestseller about sexual assault, has died. She was 90. Brownmiller, who had been ill, died on Saturday at a New York hospital, according to Emily Jane Goodman, a retired New York State Supreme Court justice. "She was an active feminist; she was not one to just agree with the popular issue of the day," said Goodman, whose friendship with Brownmiller spanned decades. A journalist, anti-war protester and civil rights activist before joining the second wave feminist movement in its formative years, Brownmiller was among many women who were radicalised in the '60s and '70s and part of the smaller circle that included Gloria Steinem, Betty Friedan and Kate Millett. While activists of the early 20th century focused on voting rights, second-wave feminism transformed conversations about sex, marriage, reproductive rights, workplace harassment and domestic violence. Brownmiller, as much as anyone, opened up the discussion of rape. Against Our Will: Men, Women and Rape, published in 1975 and widely read and taught for decades after, documented the roots, prevalence and politics of rape. She denounced the glorification of rape in popular culture, contended that rape was an act of violence, not lust, and traced rape to the very foundations of human history. "Man's structural capacity to rape and woman's corresponding structural vulnerability are as basic to the physiology of both our sexes as the primal act of sex itself," she wrote. In her 1999 memoir In Our Time, Brownmiller likened the writing of Against Our Will to "shooting an arrow into a bull's-eye in very slow motion." It was a book that Brownmiller started in the early 1970s, after hearing stories from friends that made her shriek with dismay. The title was chosen as a main selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club and considered newsworthy enough for Brownmiller to be interviewed on the Today show by Barbara Walters. In 1976, Time magazine placed her picture on its cover, along with Billie Jean King, Betty Ford and nine others as Women of the Year. Brownmiller's book inspired survivors to tell their stories, women to organise rape crisis centres and helped lead to the passage of marital rape laws. Susan Brownmiller, a prominent feminist and author whose book, Against Our Will, was a landmark and intensely debated bestseller about sexual assault, has died. She was 90. Brownmiller, who had been ill, died on Saturday at a New York hospital, according to Emily Jane Goodman, a retired New York State Supreme Court justice. "She was an active feminist; she was not one to just agree with the popular issue of the day," said Goodman, whose friendship with Brownmiller spanned decades. A journalist, anti-war protester and civil rights activist before joining the second wave feminist movement in its formative years, Brownmiller was among many women who were radicalised in the '60s and '70s and part of the smaller circle that included Gloria Steinem, Betty Friedan and Kate Millett. While activists of the early 20th century focused on voting rights, second-wave feminism transformed conversations about sex, marriage, reproductive rights, workplace harassment and domestic violence. Brownmiller, as much as anyone, opened up the discussion of rape. Against Our Will: Men, Women and Rape, published in 1975 and widely read and taught for decades after, documented the roots, prevalence and politics of rape. She denounced the glorification of rape in popular culture, contended that rape was an act of violence, not lust, and traced rape to the very foundations of human history. "Man's structural capacity to rape and woman's corresponding structural vulnerability are as basic to the physiology of both our sexes as the primal act of sex itself," she wrote. In her 1999 memoir In Our Time, Brownmiller likened the writing of Against Our Will to "shooting an arrow into a bull's-eye in very slow motion." It was a book that Brownmiller started in the early 1970s, after hearing stories from friends that made her shriek with dismay. The title was chosen as a main selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club and considered newsworthy enough for Brownmiller to be interviewed on the Today show by Barbara Walters. In 1976, Time magazine placed her picture on its cover, along with Billie Jean King, Betty Ford and nine others as Women of the Year. Brownmiller's book inspired survivors to tell their stories, women to organise rape crisis centres and helped lead to the passage of marital rape laws.
West Australian
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- West Australian
Brownmiller, author of the landmark rape book dies
Susan Brownmiller, a prominent feminist and author whose book, Against Our Will, was a landmark and intensely debated bestseller about sexual assault, has died. She was 90. Brownmiller, who had been ill, died on Saturday at a New York hospital, according to Emily Jane Goodman, a retired New York State Supreme Court justice. "She was an active feminist; she was not one to just agree with the popular issue of the day," said Goodman, whose friendship with Brownmiller spanned decades. A journalist, anti-war protester and civil rights activist before joining the second wave feminist movement in its formative years, Brownmiller was among many women who were radicalised in the '60s and '70s and part of the smaller circle that included Gloria Steinem, Betty Friedan and Kate Millett. While activists of the early 20th century focused on voting rights, second-wave feminism transformed conversations about sex, marriage, reproductive rights, workplace harassment and domestic violence. Brownmiller, as much as anyone, opened up the discussion of rape. Against Our Will: Men, Women and Rape, published in 1975 and widely read and taught for decades after, documented the roots, prevalence and politics of rape. She denounced the glorification of rape in popular culture, contended that rape was an act of violence, not lust, and traced rape to the very foundations of human history. "Man's structural capacity to rape and woman's corresponding structural vulnerability are as basic to the physiology of both our sexes as the primal act of sex itself," she wrote. In her 1999 memoir In Our Time, Brownmiller likened the writing of Against Our Will to "shooting an arrow into a bull's-eye in very slow motion." It was a book that Brownmiller started in the early 1970s, after hearing stories from friends that made her shriek with dismay. The title was chosen as a main selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club and considered newsworthy enough for Brownmiller to be interviewed on the Today show by Barbara Walters. In 1976, Time magazine placed her picture on its cover, along with Billie Jean King, Betty Ford and nine others as Women of the Year. Brownmiller's book inspired survivors to tell their stories, women to organise rape crisis centres and helped lead to the passage of marital rape laws.
Perth Now
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Brownmiller, author of the landmark rape book dies
Susan Brownmiller, a prominent feminist and author whose book, Against Our Will, was a landmark and intensely debated bestseller about sexual assault, has died. She was 90. Brownmiller, who had been ill, died on Saturday at a New York hospital, according to Emily Jane Goodman, a retired New York State Supreme Court justice. "She was an active feminist; she was not one to just agree with the popular issue of the day," said Goodman, whose friendship with Brownmiller spanned decades. A journalist, anti-war protester and civil rights activist before joining the second wave feminist movement in its formative years, Brownmiller was among many women who were radicalised in the '60s and '70s and part of the smaller circle that included Gloria Steinem, Betty Friedan and Kate Millett. While activists of the early 20th century focused on voting rights, second-wave feminism transformed conversations about sex, marriage, reproductive rights, workplace harassment and domestic violence. Brownmiller, as much as anyone, opened up the discussion of rape. Against Our Will: Men, Women and Rape, published in 1975 and widely read and taught for decades after, documented the roots, prevalence and politics of rape. She denounced the glorification of rape in popular culture, contended that rape was an act of violence, not lust, and traced rape to the very foundations of human history. "Man's structural capacity to rape and woman's corresponding structural vulnerability are as basic to the physiology of both our sexes as the primal act of sex itself," she wrote. In her 1999 memoir In Our Time, Brownmiller likened the writing of Against Our Will to "shooting an arrow into a bull's-eye in very slow motion." It was a book that Brownmiller started in the early 1970s, after hearing stories from friends that made her shriek with dismay. The title was chosen as a main selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club and considered newsworthy enough for Brownmiller to be interviewed on the Today show by Barbara Walters. In 1976, Time magazine placed her picture on its cover, along with Billie Jean King, Betty Ford and nine others as Women of the Year. Brownmiller's book inspired survivors to tell their stories, women to organise rape crisis centres and helped lead to the passage of marital rape laws.
Kuwait Times
04-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Kuwait Times
Sean ‘Diddy' Combs sex crimes trial to begin Monday
Jury selection is set to begin Monday in New York in the blockbuster trial of music mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs, who dramatically fell from grace following his incarceration on charges of sex trafficking and racketeering. Combs, 55, has been awaiting his day in court since last year on accusations of leading a crime ring that prosecutors say coerced victims into drug-fueled sex parties using threats and violence. Combs has pleaded not guilty to all charges, insisting that any sex acts were consensual. At a recent hearing, his attorney Marc Agnifilo offered a preview of his team's defense by describing the artist's free-wheeling 'swinger' lifestyle. The prosecution said in court it had offered Combs a plea deal -- the specifics were not disclosed -- but that he had rejected it. If convicted, the one-time rap producer and global superstar, who is often credited for his role in ushering hip-hop into the mainstream, could spend the rest of his life in prison. Over the decades, the artist -- who has gone by various stage names including Puff Daddy and P Diddy -- amassed vast wealth for his work in music but also his ventures in the liquor industry. The jury selection start date is notably the first Monday in May -- which annually marks New York's Met Gala, a glittering celebrity charity bash where Combs was once a red carpet mainstay. Just two years ago, he posed for the cameras at that event uptown -- but on Monday, he will be in downtown in federal court, as the panel of citizens tasked with determining his fate face a barrage of questions from lawyers on both sides. Jury selection is expected to wrap up in about a week, with opening statements tentatively scheduled for May 12. Combs was arrested by federal agents in New York in September 2024 and denied bail multiple times. He is being held at Brooklyn's notorious Metropolitan Detention Center, a facility plagued by complaints of vermin and decay as well as violence. High-profile inmates there have included disgraced R&B star R. Kelly, Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell and Sam Bankman-Fried, the cryptocurrency entrepreneur convicted of fraud. During pre-trial hearings, Combs has appeared in court looking remarkably aged, his once jet-black, styled coif now overgrown and gray. Rapper and producer Sean "Puffy" Combs arrives at New York State Supreme Court in New York city 29 February, 2000. --AFP photos 'Freak-offs' Central to the case is Combs's relationship with his former girlfriend, the singer Casandra 'Cassie' Ventura, who is expected to be a key trial witness. A disturbing surveillance video from 2016, which was aired by CNN last year, shows Combs physically assaulting Ventura at a hotel. Prosecutors say the encounter occurred following one of the 'freak-offs' they argue were a feature of his pattern of abuse. The so-called 'freak-offs' were coercive, drug-fueled sexual marathons including sex workers that were sometimes filmed, according to the indictment. It's unclear how much of the CNN video will be shown to jurors as evidence in court -- the footage's quality has been a sticking point between the opposing legal teams -- but Judge Arun Subramanian has ruled that at least some of it will be admissible. Combs has no major convictions but has long been trailed by allegations of physical assault, dating back well into the 1990s. The floodgates against the Grammy winner opened after Ventura filed a civil suit alleging Combs subjected her to more than a decade of coercion by physical force and drugs as well as a 2018 rape. That 2023 suit was quickly settled out of court, but a string of similarly lurid sexual assault claims from both women and men followed -- and the federal criminal indictment dropped after a raid of his luxury properties in Miami and Los Angeles. The indictment includes a charge of racketeering conspiracy, the federal statute known by its acronym RICO that was once seen as primarily targeting the mafia but in recent years has also been wielded frequently in cases of sexual abuse. It allows government attorneys to project a long view of criminal activity rather than prosecuting isolated sex crimes, and requires proving 'predicate acts' -- the crimes elemental to the wider pattern of illegal wrongdoing. In 2021, it was successfully used to convict R. Kelly, the fallen R&B hitmaker who was sentenced to more than 30 years of prison including for child sex crimes. Industry watchers are also monitoring Combs's case as a potential inflection point in the music world which, beyond the case of Kelly, has largely evaded the #MeToo reckoning that has rocked Hollywood. — AFP
Yahoo
27-04-2025
- Yahoo
Someone's Snooping on Luigi Mangione's Private Calls, Lawyer Says
Luigi Mangione is being surveilled—and not just by his American fans. Lawyers say that someone is spying on the alleged killer and illegally listening to his private phone calls. Mangione—the suspect in healthcare CEO Brian Thompson's shooting—pleaded not guilty to federal murder charges on Friday. During his arraignment, his attorneys alleged in court that prosecutors were 'eavesdropping' on Mangione's highly confidential conversations. 'We were just informed by state court prosecutors that they were eavesdropping on his attorney calls,' his lawyer, Karen Agnifilo, said. 'They said it was inadvertent that they listened to a call between Mangione and me. I am the lead attorney.' Although she said that the alleged eavesdropping was unintended, she reiterated that measures must be put in place to uphold the sacred attorney-client privilege and ensure that Mangione has full privacy. Judge Margaret Garnett ordered Assistant U.S. Attorney Dominic Gentile to provide a letter by May 2 that assures the court there's an 'appropriate line' for Mangione to speak to his attorney. She also told Gentile to provide information on what the government is doing to protect Mangione's rights to private calls. Gentile affirmed that he would look into the matter. Prosecutors are allowed to listen to recorded jail phone calls, but they are prohibited from doing so if the conversation is between an attorney and their client. Mangione, 26, became a folk hero when he allegedly shot the multi-million dollar healthcare CEO in broad daylight outside of a New York hotel. Two spent shell castings found at the scene had the words 'deny,' 'depose,' and 'delay' etched on them, echoing a phrase commonly used to describe insurer tactics to avoid paying claims. After a five-day manhunt, Mangione was arrested at a McDonald's in Pennsylvania. The Dec. 4 killing saddened many, but millions of others rallied behind Mangione, seeing him as a cultural hero for drawing attention to what some see as oppression in the healthcare industry. Hundreds have gathered for 'Free Luigi' rallies in recent weeks, and a crowdfunding effort to support his legal defense has reportedly raised more than half a million dollars. Mangione arrived at his arraignment, packed with fans—=, in khaki jail garb. It was a different style choice than his pretrial hearing at the New York State Supreme Court, during which he wore a dark green knit sweater and brown loafers without socks. Mangione remained emotionless as the judge read out the charges and looked down when the judge mentioned Thompson. The judge ordered the government to complete discovery by May 27 and aims to have a trial date set by December 5. The federal government is seeking the death penalty for Mangione.
