*Trigger warning* Starting on May 21, a coalition of more than two dozen organizations — including Led by Women, Action & the Media, The Everyday Sexism Project, and author Soraya Chemaly — are calling on Facebook to end its complicit approval of memes and pages that promote violence against women and gender-based hate speech. As…
You’d think that Sherman Frederick, disgraced Review Journal publisher extraordinaire, would have learned his lesson last week, after writing that Silver State girls are easy. You know, the op-ed in which he posits that if the Hispanic community has such a problem with teen pregnancy, then it’s just their own damn fault? Those slutty sluts.…
Excellent take-down of rape culture from a guy’s perspective via MakeMeASammich.org!
*trigger warning* I have a friend who, upon writing about the demise of his marriage, posted to facebook, “Writing is easy, you just have to open a vein…” Yes. Yes, take it all. It’s never enough. You greedy fucking bastards. But it’s my fault, too. I have a compulsion to write. I can’t help myself.…
More from the #AlwaysAware campaign for Sexual Assault Awareness Month:
More from the #AlwaysAware campaign for Sexual Assault Awareness Month:
As part of the #AlwaysAware campaign for Sexual Assault Awareness Month, we want to focus on the myriad ways that individuals have to defend against and question rape culture on a daily basis. Get more info on the campaign and our intent here.
So, let’s talk about Retaeh Parsons, shall we? Parsons, 17, died in the hospital on Sunday after attempting suicide a few days earlier. Why did Parsons try to end her life? Relentless, viral cyber-bullying (and real-world bullying) by her peers and the perpetrators of her sexual assault in 2011. According to reports, no matter where…
We are cognizant that rape culture has messages for cisgender men as well as LGBT individuals. Rape is not just a “woman’s issue.” Learn more about the #AlwaysAware campaign for Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
A comprehensive look at why Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) matters. Keep this conversation going. And be sure to follow MakeMeASammich and I in our #AlwaysAware campaign!
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