The questions have been asked, Is Hip Hop Music Destroying America, Is Hip Hop A Threat To Our Children or Should Rappers Be Accountable For Their Lyrics? You be the judge. Earlier this year the song “Karate Chop” leaked online featuring rapper Lil Wayne. He raps, “Bout to put rims on my skateboard wheels/Beat that (expletive/woman genital) up like Emmett Till.” A few weeks later a song by rapper Rocko featuring Rick Ross was release called “You Don’t Even Know It.” Rick Ross raps, “Put molly all in her champagne, she ain’t even know it/ I took her home and I enjoyed that, she ain’t even know it.” Yes, we have our freedom of speech right, but when is freedom of speech taken too far? Many would say both rappers have taken their lyrical content too far and offended too many. The family and estate of Emit Till have released a statement of disapproval over Lil Wayne’s disregard and disrespectful lyrics. Though his record label issued a statement of apology, the rapper has yet to do so. In the case of Rick Ross, his blatant disregard for women and advocacy of date rape. The U.S. Department of Justice estimates that over 300,000 women are raped or sexually assaulted per year in the United States alone. That is a disturbing number and should not be taken lightly. His lyrics not only condone the behavior, but he boasts about it in the song. While some feel it’s only entertainment, many feel it sends and encourages the wrong message. Several individuals and organizations have taken a stand and so are we. Effective immediately, we are requesting WHHH 96.3 to pull ALL music from Rick Ross and Lil Wayne from ROTATION! While we believe in freedom of speech, creative writing and individualism, we refuse to be part of the problem by spreading messages that could harm or end someone’s life.

What if you were driving past your local shopping center with your young child and happened upon a 20-ft. photo banner with a scantily clad woman on it? It's a common marketing practice for Tilted Kilt, and for the sake of kids everywhere, let's tell them to change their policy nationwide. Tell the Tilted Kilt that our young girls have enough nasty messaging coming their way telling them they are nothing more than objects for men to look at. Our young boys have enough lurid messaging interfering with their abilities to see women as people and have successful relationships. Tilted Kilt has a right to operate their business, but we have a right to enjoy public space without telling our kids to close their eyes. Please sign now!

The Pentagon estimates that more than 1 in 4 women who join the military will be sexually assaulted during their careers, while 14% of assaults will go unreported. Many assaults are not reported because of the widely known lax attitude towards rape and women are afraid they will be forced out of service, while their rapists are protected and move up in rank. As a woman, I am appalled and disgusted by what is known as the military's "rape culture."

Victoria’s Secret’s new “Bright Young Things” campaign brings sexual objectification to middle schoolers – it’s a line of provocative clothing and lingerie expressly aimed at teen and tween girls. Stuart Burgdoerfer, CFO of Limited Brands, which owns Victoria’s Secret, says of young girls, “They want to be older, and they want to be cool like the girl in college, and that’s part of the magic of what we do at Pink.” This is not magic – this is using the distortion of young women’s body image and insecurity as a source of profit. There are a variety of things teenage girls “want to be” — safe, respected, encouraged, valued, to name a few. Join with Sojourners and call on Victoria’s Secret and Limited Brands to end this campaign against the self-worth of women and girls by sending a message to their communications team and board of directors.

THE MARKET FOR THEIR LATEST LINE IS 9-YEAR-OLDS. "The new brand, called “Bright Young Things,” includes lace black cheeksters with the word “Wild” emblazoned on it, green and white polka-dot hipsters screen printed with “Feeling Lucky?” and a lace trim thong with the words, “Call me” on the front." Why do the undergarments have to be so sexually charged? Why can't they just be pretty? The pressure on girls to grow up and be sexy/sexual has never been stronger, and the levels of incest and pedophilia have never been higher. Sexy lingerie belongs on women who are aware of the implication of wearing them, not on young girls who just want to "fit in" and be trendy.

This petition is to gain the support from you in order to restore the recreational facilities in the Summer Ridge community. Hopefully, with your signatures, we can gain the attention of the property management in order to provide a safe, enjoyable environment for children and residents of Summer Ridge.

Senate bills 25, 97 and 537 are each designed to take private health care decisions away from a woman and her doctor. I am urging you to vote against ALL of these bills and any bill that withholds health care from Texas women.

Stubenville Football is a problem. Stubenville is not alone. High School football cannot be allowed to teach boys to men. To be a man is to allow girls and women to be humans. It meas high school boys must respect all people as they do their fellows and to treat them as they would like to be treated

Oregonians demand an outside unbiased peer review (NOT ODFW’s “review”) of Oregon’s cougar management plan and an accurate cougar population count.  We need to be assured that our vote for Measure 18 is being honored!  We need to take a step in a better direction and start protecting these great cats!   Oregon’s Cougar Management plan isn't working.  It never has.  It is a failed plan with failed policies.

Are you reading and watching? We are. And the States are out of control. They are passing outrageous women's health care laws regarding, not just access to abortion, but access to health care in general. Women are dying and the numbers WILL increase. VAWA does NOT cover this.

Stop focusing on limiting reproductive choices and start focusing on getting Hoosiers back to work.

Two unprecedented abortion bans by the senate are unconstitutional. We need to call the governor and demand that he does not pass this law: "The passage of this law is nothing short of a frontal assault on the U.S. Constitution, 40 years of Supreme Court precedent, and the health and fundamental rights of women." Call Governor Jack Dalrymple now! 701.328.2200 Write letters: http://governor.nd.gov/contact-us More info: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/15/north-dakota-abortion_n_2885452.html