rape culture Archive
It’s spring. The skin is out and likely we’ll start hearing those bad old street harassment comments: “Nice legs baby.”… etc. It’s a big old reminder of how crass and disrespectful we are to one another, and how unaware of …
Sexual Assault Awareness Week A Poem by Monica Wendel It’s our job to carry an umbrella to avoid getting wet but it’s not our job to avoid nighttime, dark streets, and bars to avoid getting raped. My mother disagrees. An …
In response to a 2012 rape in Somalia, on February 5, 2013 two people were found guilty and sentenced to one year in jail . However, the charges, ensuing from the rape and a journalist’s inquiry regarding the incident, had …
Rachel L. West, MSW, LMSW SJS Staff Writer Warning: this article may be a trigger. In Ending Rape Illiteracy, Jessica Valenti discusses how our society views and deals with rape. Covers topic such as victim blaming, sexism, and politics.
