Tag: rape culture

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.

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.

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

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

How the MeToo movement became a feminist sexual revolution.

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

Bumbles sink. (Hopefully.) On men, sexual violence, and feigned ignorance.

Men, get ready to be uncomfortable for a while. While forgiveness may come one day, it won’t be soon.

“He has demons.” The language of madness is the last resort for a society that can no longer deny the evidence of structural oppression and violence.

Laurie Penny wants a new conversation about women, men, consent, desire, and autonomy.

T Kira Madden tells the story of her rape, confusion, and redemption to show us what rape culture really looks like in this country.

As an avid solo traveler—and proponent of the empowerment traveling alone can offer women—Laura Yan has been conflicted about revealing she was raped in Bolivia.

Anne Thériault, on The Belle Jar, traces a lifetime of gendered violence, assault, harassment, and threats starting at age six in this brutal but important read.

Emily Perper is a word-writing human working at a small publishing company. She blogs about her favorite longreads at Diet Coker. As long as society in general and the American legal system in particular continue to perpetuate rape culture, cases like the horrific events in Maryville will keep happening. Educate yourselves. 1. “Nightmare in Maryville: […]