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rape culture

Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Story

Don’t Come Around Here No More

by Rebecca Lehmann June 18, 2019October 19, 2022

Tom Petty’s psychedelic Alice in Wonderland video reminded one woman of the way sexual harassment shaped her adolescence and made her want to disappear.

Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Profiles & Interviews, Story

‘I Really Hope a Lot of Men Read It’: Sohaila Abdulali on How We Talk About Rape

by Laura Barcella November 27, 2018October 19, 2022

Sohaila Abdulali wants us to pay attention to what we’ve been missing when we talk about rape, meaning everything from how we fail to address rape as a global crisis to how survivors experience PTSD at the dentist.

Posted inNonfiction

The Rub of Rough Sex

by Chelsea G. Summers July 25, 2018November 15, 2022

Chelsea G. Summers considers the ways in which outwardly ‘progressive’ men like former Attorney General Eric Schneiderman use kink as a cover for abuse.

Posted inEditor's Pick

To Hug, Or Not to Hug

by Sari Botton April 20, 2018October 19, 2022

In this personal essay, Emily Meg Weinstein considers the complexities of meeting and greeting in this #MeToo moment.

Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Featured, Nonfiction, Unapologetic Women

To Hug, or Not to Hug?

by Emily Meg Weinstein April 20, 2018October 19, 2022

Emily Meg Weinstein considers the complexities of meeting and greeting in this #MeToo moment.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Featured, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women

To Hug, or Not to Hug?

by Emily Meg Weinstein April 20, 2018October 19, 2022

Emily Meg Weinstein considers the complexities of meeting and greeting in this #MeToo moment.

Posted inCurrent Events, Featured, Nonfiction, Unapologetic Women

We’re Not Done Here

by Laurie Penny January 18, 2018October 19, 2022

How the MeToo movement became a feminist sexual revolution.

Posted inCurrent Events, Featured, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women

We’re Not Done Here

by Laurie Penny January 18, 2018October 19, 2022

How the MeToo movement became a feminist sexual revolution.

Posted inCrime, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women

Every Woman Her Own Bodyguard

by Longreads January 10, 2018October 19, 2022

Before women got the right to vote, they learned jiu-jitsu and boxing to defend themselves on the streets

Posted inEditor's Pick

TIME Person of the Year 2017: The Silence-Breakers

by Sari Botton December 7, 2017October 19, 2022

In a round-up cover story, Time Magazine recognizes various women and a few men in media and other fields who had the courage this year to speak out about the sexual abuse, harassment and discrimination they endured from men in power. Unfortunately, the magazine undermined the impact of naming the “silence-breakers” of the #MeToo moment […]

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