Please note that this post contains profanity and strong sexual content. In light of the recent outrage regarding the meaning behind Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” single, I’ve decided to weigh in on the hoopla. I’ll be upfront in saying that I’m challenging what I consider to be a strong instance of group-think that has gotten […]
Read More Blurred Lines of Interpretation, Part 1Check out this article on the “Don’t Be That Guy” campaign in Canada, where ads targeting “average joe” potential rapists explain in convenient one-liners that non-consensual sex is assault, and SEXUAL ASSAULT RATES DECREASED BY TEN PERCENT. And here is the website for the campaign! They even have a much needed focus on same-gender sexual […]
Read More Quick Hit: Awesome Sexual Assault Prevention CampaignTRIGGER WARNING: Discussion of rape/ sexual assault. In my last post, I explained that the way a person dresses doesn’t indicate anyone’s right to touch them, and why this notion is so instrumental in contributing to rape culture. As the second post in my series about rape culture, I wanted to explore the concept of […]
Read More Rape Culture: Who’s Laughing Now?TRIGGER WARNING: Discussion of rape/ sexual assault. Due to the recent publicity of the Steubenville rape case (and the horrific way it has been handled in the media), I have decided to write a blog series about rape culture to better explain how it is upsetting yet unsurprising that this rape happened, and that it […]
Read More Rape Culture and the Way Women DressImagineherstory says she knows so many women who don’t seem to care, or want to talk about current legislation affecting women. For them it’s “just not cool” or “uninteresting” or have the mentality that since it’s not affecting them right now they don’t need to pay attention to it, but how much will women have to […]
Read More Sunday Links Round-UpIf you haven’t heard there has been a file charged against UNC for improperly handling sexual assaults cases,which is pretty bad in and of itself. Now, however, UNC is filing a Honor Code violation against one of the women who has been speaking out against UNC’s actions. This woman has been charged with creating a […]
Read More Quick Hit: The Ridiculous Things Going on at UNCThings that DON’T matter: What she’s wearing If she went home with him If her hair was in a ponytail If she was out late at night If she was by herself Things that DO matter: The fact that most sexual assaults are not reported due to fear The fact that many sexual assaults that […]
Read More Never to BlameThe rape culture that we live in requires us to intensely think about how we are going to raise our children within it. This week Imagineherstory found an article that talks about how to raise our daughters, but we should also keep in mind how to raise our sons. Devystation wonders why there aren’t more […]
Read More Links Round-UpLast night, my faith in humanity was restored. After feeling like I couldn’t even call myself a feminist anymore, after questioning all of the beliefs I have held dear since childhood, and after feeling like humanity was nothing but a bunch of assholes, I was proven wrong. Last night, so many of my friends, professors, […]
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