June 2012
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“However, for all of us, there is this critical question — WHAT prevents us from...”
– Preventing and Reporting Child Abuse: The Questions Raised by the Penn State Scandal | RH Reality Check (via heavenearthandhoratio)
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“The truth is that rape victims look like ordinary women, and men. The truth is...”
– Day 2. The image of rape | 16 Impacts of Sexual Assault (via heavenearthandhoratio)
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“Rape is not sex.
Sexual assault isn’t sex, either. And neither is sexual...”
– Day 3. Calling it what it is: the language of rape | 16 Impacts of Sexual Assault
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“Let’s Talk About Rape.
How does that sentence make you feel? It makes...”
– Day 4. Let’s talk about rape | 16 Impacts of Sexual Assault
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What does your humour say about us? Or, why rape...
heavenearthandhoratio:
Rape isn’t funny.
What could possibly be funny about trauma, humiliation and brutality? What’s amusing or joyous about a prevalent and devastating abuse of power? What’s humourous about bullying and cruelty? What’s funny about a violent epidemic that effects 1 in 5 women and 1 in 20 men in their lifetimes and is virtually going unchecked due to our shared inability to...
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“Rapists look for the spots where boundaries cannot or will not be enforced. They...”
– The Boiling Frog Principle Of Boundary Violation «
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“Eight percent of college men have either attempted or successfully raped. Thirty...”
– Margo Maine, Ph.D. (Body Wars)
There was a time that, as a person of the male persuasion, seeing this quote made me really mad. It made me mad that women would assume that I was a rapist; it made me mad that rape was becoming ‘my problem’; it made me mad because, frankly, I didn’t think it was...
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Take Part in the National Day of Action for VAWA
Urge congress to pass VAWA before their July 4th Vacation. Here are come ways you can help (via nnedv.org)
Call:
Call your Senators and Representatives and insist that they pass VAWA as a matter of urgent priority.
When you call, tell your Members of Congress: “I urge you to pass a strong, bipartisan VAWA reauthorization bill that safely and effectively protects ALL victims of violence -...
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HelpingHeal-Mens.pdf →
A Recovering Man’s Guide to Coping With the Effects of Childhood Abuse
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You do not empower women by blaming the victim.
stfuhypocrisy:
[TW FOR RAPE, RAPE CULTURE, VICTIM BLAMING ETC]
So some coworkers of mine today at work got into a discussion of Kobe Bryant allegedly raping a woman. One coworker thought it was suspicious that the charges were dropped. Another thought it was interesting that there was no settlement. Another argued that he wouldn’t have done that and risk his career, especially if he has so much...
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“SEXUAL assault is a traumatic, devastating experience for victims or survivors...”
– Sexual abuse of men and boys | www.xyonline.net
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“I’ve been working the feminist beat for years now, and have seen lots and lots...”
– “I have never once seen the victim go without being called a liar”: Guest Post by Amanda Marcotte | Greta Christina’s Blog
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“Imagine you’re at a party. A guy offers you a drink. You say no. He says “Come...”
– The art of “no,” continued: Saying no when you’ve already said yes. « CaptainAwkward.com
On Boundaries, Sketchy Situations, and Saying ‘No’- With great tips. Well worth the read.
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If you Are Healing From Sexual Violence
If you are healing from sexual assault and you get out of bed in the morning, You are doing well. If you are healing from sexual assault and you hold down a job, You are amazing. If you are healing from sexual assault and and you are still remotely pleasant to others, You are a lot nicer than me. If you are healing from sexual assault and you cannot always be there for a friend, You are...
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“Striking examples of the depiction of women as sex objects who deserve to be...”
– Margi Laird McCue, from her 2008 book Domestic Violence: A Reference Handbook (via slutwalktoronto)
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“Let’s talk about rape for a moment. Rape is not what George Lucas did to your...”
– Jeffery Rowland (via builditupanddown)
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theoppositeofstupid:
Not “You have the right to say no as long as you’re nice enough.”
Not “You have the right to say no but I’m gonna try to change your mind.”
Not “You have the right to say no unless I think you’re wrong.”
Not “You have the right to say no once you can give me a satisfactory explanation as to why you’re saying no.”
When someone says no, the correct response is “Okay.” If...
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Sexual Assault Victims/Survivors in TN
sacet:
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Contact Us
Knoxville Office:
6215 Kingston Pike, Suite A Knoxville, TN 37919
Business Phone: 865-558-9040 Business Fax: 865-584-7872 Toll free Crisis hotline: 1-888-522-5244 E-mail: info@sacetn.org
Serving counties of Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Loudon, Knox, Roane and Sevier.
Jonesborough Office
120 Boone Street, Ste...
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“In other words, rape culture refers neither to physical locations where rape is...”
– From here
Pretty much the only comment I can make is, thank goodness somebody did all this work, so I don’t have to.
(via beingandadam)
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“If someone wielding a gun threatens to shoot me unless I comply with their...”
– This article on rape culture in gaming (via ineffableigor)
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“Victim-blaming is…unfairly blaming someone for the violence that was done unto...”
– Radicalizing Consent: Towards Implementing an Affirmative Consent Model in New York’s Rape Law « (via colouredcollective)
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“rape is not a plot device– rape is a reality.”
– The Mary Sue, from this http://www.themarysue.com/tomb-raider-rape-press-release/
I had to explain to my brother once why I hated watching movies with implied (or graphic) rape or sexual assault in them. It’s because to him, this is a thing that will never happen, just another plot device (yes,...
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“That’s what the othering of rape victims does to us - it silences us.”
– HerbsandHags: “You’re not like a rape victim”
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Researchers estimate that 1 in 6 men have had...
worldsweburntogether:
Researchers have found that 1 in 6 men have experienced abusive sexual experiences before age 18. And this is probably a low estimate, since it doesn’t include noncontact experiences, which can also have lasting negative effects.
If you’ve had such an experience, or think you might have, you are not alone.
If you wonder whether such an experience may be connected to some...
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thesexuneducated:
(TW: sexual abuse)
As a sexual abuse survivor, I just want to reach out to anyone who is suffering and tell you that you’re amazing - you are strong, you are vibrant and you are a magnificent person on this planet. Your abuse doesn’t define you and doesn’t change the absolute fact that you are worthy of great things. Take one day at a time. Forgive yourself for the days...
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“The denial of justice in sexual assault cases reverberates in terrible ways....”
– Shakesville: More Today in Rape Culture
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“Feelings are not good or bad, right or wrong. You feel what you feel.”
– 8 Keys to Recovery from an Eating Disorder (via recoveryisbeautiful)
VAWNet - Is there a link between eating disorders and sexual violence (in some cases)?
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“Bulgarian fashion magazine 12 just published an appalling editorial containing...”
– Violence Against Women Disguised as ‘Fashion’
It may be ‘just’ makeup and ‘just a fashion magazine’, but it is normalizing and trivializing very real violence that is happening every day in every part of the world.
Trigger Warning- The photos from the spread...
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“You have the right to say no.
When I wrote that sentence, it felt absurd. Of...”
– Jim C. Hines - Boundaries
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