Let me first start by saying this is not a war on greek life. I have chosen to not be associated with social greek life but I have a ton of friends who are. I respect their choices, customs, and most of the work they do. As a person on the outside of this situation, […]
Read More Not all Greeks, but Often GreeksThe best way to end rape culture and gender-based violence is to raise awareness of the issue and start teaching men not to rape. So why is sexual assault still rampant in our society? On Wednesday, November 6th, Zerlina Maxwell gave her keynote address to the JMU community, entitled “From Catcalling to Sexual Assault: How […]
Read More Teach men not to rape? What a concept!One of may favorite YouTubers (and internet people in general) is Hayley G. Hoover. I’ve been watching her for 7-or-so years, and she’s great. She makes videos about her life, about random funny things, about Harry Potter, and about feminism. Her latest video is about street harassment, and why it’s the worst. Hayley shares her […]
Read More Quick Hit: WHY CATCALLING SUCKSI’ve been working in the restaurant business since I was a teenager, and sadly this means that I’ve experienced sexual harassment by co-workers, customers and managers. It’s something that I’m getting better at dealing with, and I’m learning ways to handle it and protect myself. But what if one of the incidents that made me […]
Read More Tristan Thompson Kisses Sideline Reporter: Workplace Harrassment on TV?!Have you ever felt like your being sexually harassed and didn’t know what to do about it? Sexual harassment is any unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature that tends to create a hostile or offensive work environment. There was a presentation about sexual harassment […]
Read More How to Deal with Sexual Harassment at WorkHey there readers! Today I’d like to talk about rejection! Such a fun topic, I realize, but I’ve unfortunately been on the receiving end of some unwanted attention from a person on Facebook that has inspired me to write this blogpost. In the past two weeks messages have been popping up on my screen from […]
Read More Compliments Are Flattering…Until They’re NotFor those of you who may not know James Madison University has a new policy regarding sexual harassment and assault. This new policy is worded as follows: “When someone reports an incident of sexual violence to you (the faculty), you are required by university policy to report this disclosure. You do not have […]
Read More The New JMU Policy Says What?I’m a gamer and damn proud. You won’t catch me toting a DS waiting to update my Animal Crossing town or feed my Nintendogs. I won’t spend hours in front of my tv wasting the brilliance that is the outdoors. And I will never pass up time with friends, to finish that last level of […]
Read More No Damsel In Distress Here: Anita Sarkeesian and Her Kickstarter StoryTRIGGER 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 DressWith the recent publicity regarding the UNC student who has spoken out about her sexual assault, there has been a spotlight on the way that the University has handled her attack, and the consequent discussion that she had led about it. Because she hasn’t used the name of her attacker in her public outcry, it […]
Read More What’s in a Name? Why the Word “Rape” is Important