The wheels of justice are moving slow on this one, as is often the case with rape. It is ‘funny’ that our society won’t take the time to look at the reality of the situation when it comes to rape and the legal system. One could say that, tacitly, rape
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Dead Wild Roses: All Hail the Mugs of Heteronormativity!
Talk about unintended veracity. Fascinating don’t you think? Consider the neat way this dovetails into how relationships in our society are structured and the expectations placed upon those who are male and those who are female. Pro-tip: The deformed cup or one that isn’t complete without the other is
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Girls View Sexual Violence as Normal – AKA Rape Culture.
The really bestest-awesomest part of discussing rape culture with dudes (and select handmaidens of the patriarchy) is their abject denial of rape culture. Yet, objectively, the culture we live in is a rape culture and this study adds even more support to what many feminists have been saying
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Girls View Sexual Violence as Normal – AKA Rape Culture.
The really bestest-awesomest part of discussing rape culture with dudes (and select handmaidens of the patriarchy) is their abject denial of rape culture. Yet, objectively, the culture we live in is a rape culture and this study adds even more support to what many feminists have been saying
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: 2014 is not a good year to be a teenage girl – Clara Bennathan
I saw this quote on the Anti-Porn Feminists blog. Too good not to share. I have seen a sixteen-year-old boy weeping in distress after getting a girl’s pube stuck in his teeth, I hear he was unshaven. I have seen boys showing each other porn on their iPhones on the
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