A feminist ranch roundup

Blame it on the weather, but I've been a bit out of it. Here's a little roundup of some news that still might be news to you: -- Harvard gets a female President. And it only took 371 years! -- An illegally parked California cop stopped a motorist, whipped out his dick, and ejaculated on her. She pressed charges. He admitted to the act. She took him to court. Park's defense attorney claimed, “She [the motorist] got what she wanted . . . She’s an overtly sexual person.” The jury, one woman and 11 men, agreed. They found the officer not guilty on three felony charges. Confused? Disgusted? The Prosecution's closing arguments make the whole thing clear: “Park didn’t pick a housewife or a 17-year-old girl,” Kamiabipour said in her closing argument. “He picked a stripper. He picked the perfect victim.” Because victim blaming is still cool . . . --A wealthy Upper East Side landlord stabbed his wife to death and was found not guilty second-degree murder. And they say the campaign to end violence against women is irrelevant and offensive. In case you're still wondering how violence against women is normalized. And as an aside, does anyone else think that Maureen Dowd's column has gone down the tubes? It--content and style--is just such rubbish these days.