Tag Archives: rape
Unlearning surrender
TweetNote: This post was originally published on the author’s blog. In the wake of the Steubenville rape case verdict and a recent “falsely-reported” rape case at my alma mater, I feel compelled to talk about the day I confronted the guy who raped me. It took a long time for me to get to a place [...]
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I can take a joke. Can YOU take a HINT?
TweetHi. My name is Laralee. I am a feminist. I am also a rape survivor. Many women that I’ve met in the community come to feminism after an assault. They want to know why they were raped. They want to know the sociological and psychological reasons for being raped, the reasons for the very existence [...]
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Of guns and patriarchy
Tweet“Carry a concealed weapon. That’ll fix it.” This statement was part of public comments Sheriff Chuck Wright of Spartanburg County, South Carolina made after a woman was brutally raped in his department’s jurisdiction. It would be easy to dismiss Wright’s comments as insensitive victim blaming if this tired argument ― more guns equals fewer rapes [...]
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Debunking the myths of rape culture