So what do you do if you decide that this person in your social circle is, on the balance of probabilities, a likely undetected serial sexual predator?
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Who you speak to and where you are: why it matters
Cross-posted to Geek Feminism. Abusive relationship and spousal rape survivor and blogger “Harriet Jacobs” at Fugitivus is angry and scared today: I use my private Gmail account to email my boyfriend and my mother. There’s a BIG drop-off between them… Read More ›
Femmostroppo Reader – December 28, 2009
Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed. What did I miss? Please share what you've been reading (and writing!) in the comments. Doctor Who: The End of Time – Part 2 – Exclusive Scene (video) – dunh dunh… Read More ›
More for the “sex workers can’t be raped” file
Cara blogs on the acquittal in Sydney of a US Marine charged with rape even though he admitted using physical force against a woman to coerce sexual intercourse:
Rape is now a girl’s “Secret Sex Shame”, says Brisbane Times
Come ON, Brisbane Times. Is someone doing this deliberately? This one deserves a screenshot, because I barely believe it myself, and I’ve come to have mighty low expectations over these past few years. Schoolies’ secret sex shame MARISSA CALLIGEROS November… Read More ›
Femmostroppo Reader – November 20, 2009
Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed. What did I miss? Please share what you've been reading (and writing!) in the comments. Meet The Predators: But Which Ones? – Trigger Warning for discussions of sexual violence Not The… Read More ›
Quickhit: Schoolie “rape squad” victim-blaming
From The West: “Rape squad for Rotto schoolie week” Specialist sex assault detectives will be based at Rottnest Island during schoolies’ festivities after attacks on young women there in recent years. Police Commissioner Karl O’Callaghan warned teenage girls to stay… Read More ›
University colleges: nurturing a rape culture
Warning: this post has graphic quotes from and links to mainstream media accounts of rape culture and imagery, and sexual violence. One of the profoundly disturbing aspects of rape culture discussions—and this won’t surprise readers here—is the way that they… Read More ›
It’s not “sex”, it’s rape: teen girls and “unwanted sex”
In today’s “It’s Not Sex, It’s Rape” files I present Melanie Christiansen’s article in the Courier Mail, “Unwanted teen sex tied to binge drinking“. AN explosion in binge drinking among high school girls is driving an increase in unwanted teen… Read More ›
Quickhit: Rape Culture 101
Because Melissa McEwan’s comprehensive post deserves to be read and bookmarked by absolutely everyone. Obviously, trigger warnings apply.
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