The Ugandan government is proposing legislation that would forbid women from wearing miniskirts in public, according to the Mail & Guardian, a South African newspaper. Women could be arrested for donning skirts above the knee if the law is passed. Instead of teaching men not to rape, Simon Lokodo, Uganda’s ethics and integrity minister, is…
On Monday, the documentary Invisible Children exploded the Internet and got everyone talking. Since its debut, over 40 million people have seen the film, and unless you’ve been living under a rock, I’m sure you’ve seen a tweet, Facebook status, or news report about it. Celebrities from Rihanna to Ryan Gosling to Oprah all jumped…
You may be wondering: who is Joseph Kony and what are these KONY 2012 Facebook and Twitter hashtag trends that have exploded in the past day or so? While KONY 2012 may be the most effectively aggressive social media campaign in recent memory, its rapid spread is a powerful match with the devastation that has…
