July 2012
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(TW) Why do so many women not report being raped?
gynocraticgrrlonqueue:
(TW: rape culture, victim blaming, slut shaming - very graphic!)
“Why do so many women choose to remain silent after being sexually assaulted? To answer that question, one should look at the three institutions with which she will come into contact: the police, the hospital, and the courts.
Police: In most locations the patrol officer on call will respond to a complaint...
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“Women don’t get raped because they are nude. nudity has no impact on the...”
– (via literaturelush)
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Sexual Objectification Part One →
consentisforeveryone:
How do we know sexual objectification when we see it? Building on the work of Nussbaum and Langton, I’ve devised the Sex Object Test (SOT) to measure the presence of sexual objectification in images. I proprose that sexual objectification is present if the answer to any of the following seven questions is “yes.”
1) Does the image show only part(s) of a sexualized...
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“The most powerful men at Penn State failed to take any steps for 14 years to...”
– Former FBI director Louis Freeh • In a statement accompanying his report on the Jerry Sandusky case. The report, which is 200 pages long, is over here, but based on the tone of this statement, it implicates, Joe Paterno, the former Penn State head football coach who died earlier this year, for not...
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Myth of the Day, 34
sexreeducated:
Myth: I’m very strong, independent and intelligent and so would never fall victim to an abusive relationship.
Fact: Anyone can find themselves in an abusive and controlling relationship, no matter if you are male or female, intelligent or worldly, or strong and independent.
I would add that abusers are often highly intelligent and skilled manipulators who make it difficult for...
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“Rape isn’t a ‘natural hazard’ like a cliff edge that women must be careful to...”
– The Equality Illusion, Kat Banyard. (via futureabortiondoctor)
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Three chances Penn State had to stop Jerry...
shortformblog:
one Even before the first reports of sexual abuse, Jerry Sandusky was reported as regularly taking showers with young boys in Penn State’s Lasch Building. No coaches intervened, nor did they inform their supervisors of what they witnessed.
two In May 1998, a report of a possible sexual assault by Sandusky surfaced. Despite former Penn State VP Gary Schultz expressing concern —...
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“Sexuality is a central part of being human. Sexuality is often an integral...”
– Day 14. A Universal Declaration of Sexual Rights | 16 Impacts of Sexual Assault
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Let's Talk About Sex! →
honeyonbeez:
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by King County Sexual Assault Resource Center’s Power of Prevention Group
I joined POP this summer as a youth prevention advocate. I helped do some editing for this amazing project. We just opened up the site this week and it is an amazing resource for people looking to engage their loved ones, especially young people, in healthy and productive conversations...
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Invisible Girls: The Truth About Sexual Abuse
nolongeravictim:
Commentary: Part 20
“Myths and Truths About Incest
MYTH: “I need you to have sex with me because you mother won’t.” One popular myth is that men demand sex from their daughters because they are not “getting any” from their wives. Some men even go so far to say that “your mother would want you to do this because she wants me to be fulfilled, and she’s too ill/busy to meet my...
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(TW: rape) A letter to a faux nice guy
letstalkaboutrape:
A friend of mine was supposed to have a date tonight with a man she met online. We have a system in place where when one of us goes on a date we make sure at least one person in our group has the person’s full name and number and a time we should expect to hear from the friend by as a means of keeping ourselves safer when meeting men we don’t know. That practice alone is a...
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“They were assaulted, and they still had belief enough in the system to come...”
– Kirby Dick lauds the courage of the servicewomen interviewed for ‘The Invisible War’, his telling expose on sexual assault in the US Military.
In 2010, 3,158 sexual assaults were reported, but it is estimated that 80 percent are not reported; often because the attacker is a superior officer (and...
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“[TW] I’m done with accepting that blame. It was not my fault. I didn’t do...”
– How I Became A Rape Victim (via communityandresistance)
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“Talking about sexual assault is very hard to do. Admitting that you were raped...”
– More on More Than Ready | 16 Impacts of Sexual Assault 