As if we didn't need ANOTHER reason to hate Wal-Mart...

Funny?

But, in Wal-Mart's opinion, yes. They have recently begun to sell this shirt in their stores. A stalking survivor noticed the shirt and reported it to the NC Coalition Against Domestic Violence who contacted Wal-Mart. No response as of yet.
According to the woman who reported the shirt:

"People don't realize how serious stalking is," she said. "You constantly live in fear, look over your shoulder and suffer from psychological and physical symptoms due to the stress of the stalker."

She wondered aloud: What's next?

"Some say it's rape, I call it hot sex"? Or: "Some call it domestic violence, I say I'm just teaching her a lesson"?

Bizarre. But maybe not so unexpected, considering that Wal-Mart once removed this shirt off it's shelves, deeming it too offensive and incompatible with the company values.

via Feministing

So I have not seen the new Jodi Foster movie yet and likely won't until it comes out on video, simply because I don't always have the money to do that kind of thing. But, even if the revenge genre is getting a little predictable, the Brave One, a story about a woman taking revenge on her (and her partner, who was killed) attackers, could be interesting (and hopefully empowering) sort of film,

Brian Hughes from the independent University of Georgia publication, RedBlack.com, doesn't think so. In his opinion, it is a "steaming pile of feminist justice".

First off, the phrase "steaming pile" is usually following by the term "shit" and Hughes is likely referencing feminism as such. Furthermore, the film aside, what the hell is the problematic about feminist justice? In my head, the term could refer to the following:

1.) Prosecuting rapists and making them stay in jail for a long time
2.) Helping women get safe and affordable access to abortion
3.) Fighting back when attacked
4.) Getting George Bush out of office.

Ok, the last one was a little bit silly (although, in my opinion completely true) but the point is that these were the first thoughts that the term "feminist justice" raised in my mind and I cannot imagine any of them to be lumped into the category of this supposed "steaming pile".

Anyway, sorry this post isn't too organized but I am very angry right now.

I don't care one way or another about the film, honestly, but the comment was completely offensive and honestly, disgusting.

To be fair, Hughes has a point when he writes

"What does it say about our culture that we've had two films in less than a month claiming the only route to revenge is through the barrel of a gun?"

Ok, I tried, but one redeeming line in a sexist article does not make it ok.

Fuck you, Hughes.