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submitted 3 days ago by velma to c/feminism@lemmy.world

Since making headlines in June 1993 for severing her then-husband’s penis, Lorena Bobbitt has used her platform to advocate for domestic violence survivors

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[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

I remember a news story from the day of her trial: one sex shop had held "Lorena Bobbit Sales" with prices for dildoes and vibrators cut half off...

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