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Double Amputee Finishes Last, but Still Looks Forward to Beijing Olympics

..."For a federation that size making allegations and derogatory comments about Paralympics, then the least they can do is give me the opportunity to fight my fight and work with me instead of against me. It's pretty unprofessional the comments that they have made." Pistorius, who ran in the outside lane, went f...

New Oz Road Safety Campaign Hits Speeding Youngsters Below the Belt

... Roads and Traffic Authority decided to go for the derogatory gesture which traditionally means a small penis, because they thought it would be more effective than showing gory mishaps. Apparently, there seems to be apathy towards conventional toad safety campaigns that carry images of blood curdling accident...

Men and Women Change Attitudes to Sex When in an Intimate Relationship

... of one because she runs less risk of being called derogatory names and being viewed negatively by a larger society. The study involved 219 women and 161 men in an introductory psychology course at UF. They answered 160 questions about sexual behaviour and attitudes relating to four different areas: whether t...

Sex – Three Hundred Years Ag

... the others answering them." Much of the work is derogatory in its references to women. They are subordinates, courtesans, prostitutes, carriers of venereal disease and bearers of deformed children. "When men write this way, or read these texts, it gives them a context for asserting their authority over women...

Study Finds Many Older Women Also Victims of Partner Violence

...ological abuse, including being threatened, called derogatory names or having their behavior controlled by their partner. The psychological abuse experienced by women in this study was not minor, Bonomi said. About 70 percent of women who experienced verbal threats by an intimate partner said these threats we...

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