Rape and death threats are all too common in feminist circles, just ask Laura Bates
In the first month of the Everyday Sexism project Bates received up to 200 messages a day threatening her with rape and murder. No-one has yet been charged in relation to any of these threats. On the Conversation: From jokes…
Sexual aggression isn’t an expression of maleness
Navigating our social world can sometimes be like stumbling through fog: intuiting the impact of our actions on other people often involves a confusing haze of speculative guesses about what they are thinking and feeling. However, some actions are clear…
Rape Allegations and Accusations of False Allegations
On megamouthpiece: It seems to be the norm now to say that when an accused (usually) man is found *not guilty* of rape or sexual assault charges that his accusers made ‘false allegations’. That they lied. This is not how it…
Society Is Starting to Wake Up to Rampant Street Harassment of Women
Some Facts About Street Harassment Does a man asking a stranger on a date in a respectful manner without the expectation that he or she will say yes, constitute street harassment? No. Is a man asking a woman he encounters…
UN representative says UK has ‘sexist culture’
The UK has a “boys’ club sexist culture”, the UN’s spokeswoman on violence against women has said. Rashida Manjoo is on a visit to the UK, studying its approach to the issue. She described the over-sexualisation of females as “pervasive” and…
The Sun doesn’t merely advise you to name your mammaries; you are also encouraged to tweet pictures of yourself checking your breasts.
But there’s more! The Sun doesn’t merely advise you to name your mammaries; you are also encouraged to tweet pictures of yourself checking your breasts. Jejune prude that I am, I always thought that checking your body for cancer symptoms…
Sunday feminist roundup (13th April 2014)
And here’s what else I’ve been reading this week. – The Government has a women problem – and its down to the feminist men to fix it (the guardian) – Fox News Hails Doctor Who Said Gay Rights Lead to…
Men’s rights activist launch another offensive poster campaign
A new poster campaign by men’s rights activists has caught people off guard in several cities across Canada. “Just because it’s your baby doesn’t mean it’s your trash,” the poster reads under the image of a dumpster. “Women can stop…
Sunday feminist roundup (6th April 2014)
- In Brief: American school district preaches sexually active girls are like ‘dirty chocolate’ (lipmag) – “Why doesn’t she just leave him?”: The result of false narratives on women’s lives (everydayvictimblaming) – Consent in Institutional Sexism (everydayvictimblaming) – Study suggests…
Back to the Fifties: why women’s rights are being chipped away
We’re 14 years into the 21st century, yet hard-won women’s rights are slowly being chipped away. It’s starting to resemble the Fifties all over again. Tanya Gold asks what’s going on… On Stylist Magazine. (Wouldn’t be my first click for…
“But confusingly, misogynists are sometimes men who…
But confusingly, misogynists are sometimes men who speak softly and eat vegan and say “a woman’s sexual freedom is an essential component to her liberation. So come here.” It’s a tricky world out there. And while I’d prefer a critical…
Feminism is the new misogyny: On ‘Belle Knox feminism’ and the new backlash
This just in from the backlash: everything is feminism’s fault and we are the real woman-haters. You knew that, didn’t you? That it was not men, but women — and not just women, but feminists — who were responsible for…
Twelve Things the #nomorepage3 Campaign Is NOT
Photo: Jack Fletcher I have never seen so much confusion surrounding a campaign than ‘No More Page 3′ (NMP3). Yes, I am young and not world weary, but as a supporter of the cause I have certainly grown weary of…
“I do consider “rape culture” to be a useful and accurate way …
I do consider “rape culture” to be a useful and accurate way of describing the way in which sexual violence has been normalized and sexualized in our culture. There is simply no denying that, when we see male students “joking”…
“Crying wolf”: Why don’t the police believe women?
On Feminist Times: In December 2012 Naomi Oni was attacked with acid on her commute home from work by a jealous friend. The fear, pain and panic of this horrific attack are difficult to comfortably contemplate. Unfortunately for Naomi, this was only the…
Feminism and the expectation of martyrdom
Jan Dark on the challenge of overcoming female social conditioning and standing up to abuse from not just men, but other women. On the F-Word: Since time immemorial, women have been taught that male violence and abuse are inevitable; we are…
“The attitude is: these girls are lucky to be at this party.
“The attitude is, ‘these girls are lucky to be at this party,’” Friedman says. “That inherent power dynamic feeds right into rape culture.” Sexual assaults like the one detailed by the brave anonymous Harvard student happen when men feel entitled…
“You’re such a nice girl, why aren’t you married?”
I’ve posted these before, but I get a kick out of them every time. On feministtimes: Conceptual Photographer Suzanne Heintz explains her “Life Once Removed” project, after it went viral online. What would drive you to pack a family of…
Thousands Pose Nude In Powerful Protest Against Rape Culture And Victim-Blaming (SFW)
The answer to the question “If women knew how to behave, there would be less rape: agree or disagree?” seems painfully obvious, but in a world dominated in part by victim-blaming and rampant rape culture, a tragic number or global…
"Leftists who otherwise pride themselves on analyzing systems…
Leftists who otherwise pride themselves on analyzing systems and structures of power, can turn into extreme libertarian individualists on the subject of pornography. The sophisticated, critical thinking that underlies the best of left politics can give way to simplistic, politically…