rape culture
So much of women's media is focused on this idea that we can make other people do something: make him want you, make him never look at other women, make him eat his vegetables, make make make.
harassment
Because we believe that we’d aggressively defend ourselves when harassed, we tend to look down on those who do not, arguing that people contribute to their own victimization by not being more assertive.
grossness
Every time cases like this come up, the comments look pretty much exactly the same. A handful of people are asking why on earth a couple of adults were preying on a young girl, but the majority of the comments are trashing her parents and the girl herself.
rape
Apparently a local church held a conference to “teach girls to respect themselves” in order to prevent this kind of thing from happening. Because this is totally about self-respect.
sexual assault
“When you blame others, you give up your power to change,” the judge said. I'm sorry, what?
domestic violence
The American Bar Association notes that one in three murders of women is committed by an intimate partner.
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Issues,
domestic violence,
victim blaming,
intimate partner violence,
seriously just stop talking now
Dec 10, 2012 at 3:30pm | 47 comments
public transportation
Yea, ladies. Maybe if we weren’t all so whorish looking we wouldn’t be violated.
