Rape Culture Archives | Affirmative Consent / Stopping Campus Sexual Assault.

How Tattoos Help Sexual Assault Survivors Reclaim Their Bodies @broadly

January 9, 2017

Broadly.com 1.8.17 | Sophie Saint Thomas For years, women have been getting tattoos as a means to heal from personal trauma. When Marti was 18 years old, she was raped by multiple men at a frat party. She was a virgin. "It happened

The Attorney Fighting Revenge Porn

January 2, 2017

The New Yorker 12.5.16 | Margaret Talbot Carrie Goldberg is a pioneer in the field of sexual privacy, using the law to defend victims of hacking, leaking, and other online assaults. One morning in March, in a courtroom in Newark, New Jersey, a

How To Respond To Men Who Deny Rape Culture

January 2, 2017

BDG Media 12.16.16 |JR Thorpe The phrase "rape culture," much like other phrases like "equal rights" or "no, stop catcalling me," can make some people very angry indeed. Yes, people rape, they argue, but is the idea of "rape culture" real? Aren't feminists

Tools of war: Why cannibalism has disappeared but rape hasn’t

January 2, 2017

Fusion.com 7.14.16 | Chelsea G. Summers You know the story of the pretty girl dressed in questionable clothing who walks into the woods and speaks a little too freely to a leering wolf. “All the better to eat you with, my dear,” the

Illinois: Bradley president apologizes for TV comments on recent campus sex assault

December 17, 2016

WEEK News 12.15.16 PEORIA, Ill. -- Bradley University President Gary Roberts is apologizing for comments he made on TV Wednesday about a recent campus sexual assault report. On an morning show interview with WMBD-TV, Roberts appeared to be criticizing the alleged victim, who

How sexual assault survivors can cope in Donald Trump’s America @fusion

December 17, 2016

Fusion.com 11.10.16 | Lux Alptraum Over the past few months, as Donald Trump’s abhorrent treatment of women moved into the spotlight, many survivors of assault have found themselves triggered by his words, his voice, even just the sight of his face. Though many

#IStandWithMySister @HerCampus #SigmaStrong

December 16, 2016

HerCampus.com 12.9.16 | Erica Boucher I am a Tri Sigma, and I love all of my sisters. I love how friendly they are, how much they care, and how much they support me. I also love how even though we may not all