For all that we’ve moved modestly beyond the idea that a rapist is the transient in a back alley or the creepy guy eyeing your unattended drink in a bar or the angry, sexually frustrated predator, we still believe that we can tell who the bad people are. We believe that rapists are defined by their criminality and that people whose lives aren’t defined by that criminality – be they sports stars, coaches, international leaders, whistleblowers redefining journalism in the digital age, the creators of popular movies or songs, or just the nice fatherly guy next door – well, they can’t be rapists.

Megan Carpentier, ‘Who is a rapist?’ 

Content warning: this is an important article, but caution before reading is advised because it contains graphic descriptions of sexual violence that could be extremely triggering 

(via feministquotes)

(Source: Guardian, via feministquotes)