–we are women” : an article by amanda kijera. The United Nations, western women’s organizations and the Haitian government must immediately provide women in Haiti with the funding that they need to build domestic violence and rape crisis centers. Stop dividing Black families by distributing solely to women, which only exaggerates male resentment and frustration [...]
Posts Tagged ‘violence against women’
“we are not your weapons
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged cultural imperialism, Haiti, imperialism, power, rape, violence against women on May 10, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Teeth: Biting off more than you would ever want to chew? No hetero.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged abstinence-only education, cultural shame, gender, media, misogyny, movies about rape, rape, sexualization, vagina dentata, violence against women on March 14, 2010 | 2 Comments »
So I just watched the movie Teeth. This is one rich film for a feminist. I highly recommend watching it. If you want to watch it before I give away the plot, I know you can find it for free at Surfthechannel… or you could, like, pay to watch it. Not like I did, but [...]
MEN WHO RAPE (i.e. longest post ever and what’s more is that it’s littered with discussion questions)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged men, rape, violence, violence against women on March 5, 2010 | 11 Comments »
this is hardly a news flash but jaxiefriend shared it with me and i wanted to refresh our collective memory… Lisak started with a simple observation. Most of what we know about men who commit rape comes from studying the ones who are in prison. But most rapes are never reported or prosecuted. So Lisak, [...]
hear hear!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged gender roles, rape, violence against women on January 25, 2010 | 3 Comments »
another post about rape–a really great, analytical post by a prolific blogger on wordpress. thanks to jlu for sharing! The way men and women interact on a daily basis is the way they interact when rape occurs. The social dynamics we see at play between men and women are the same social dynamics that cause [...]
“Objectivity is the name men have given to their own subjectivity”
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged male privilege, science, sexism, violence against women on December 14, 2009 | 12 Comments »
This is part of an essay that I wrote for my Domestic Violence class, that I’m a little proud of… This is a segment of it, I tried to put it in context, but I think it’s still pretty accessible. Let me know if you want to read the rest or need more explanation, I [...]
A Conversation About George Sodini
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged sex, violence, violence against women on August 17, 2009 | 13 Comments »
I just had a debate with a friend about George Sodini. It was prompted by an article he linked to his profile, with a caption saying “you might find this disturbing. or thought-provoking.” It was a short but good conversation and I hope you’ll give your take on it, and on the George Sodini incident [...]
Under The Influence of Rape Culture
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Above The Influence, advertisement, media, rape culture, violence against women on August 9, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Anyone else really bothered by this ad? A young girl drinks too much at a party and passes out. Her douche bag “friends” don’t attempt to take care of her and instead something bad happens. In this case they dress her up as a weird puppet. But when I watched this video I was immediately [...]
Terrifying
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged violence against women on January 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Here’s an article about girls who get burning acid thrown on their face just for going to school. AAAAHHHH!!! What is this world that we live in?!!
