rape

When the #metoo hashtag began after the outing of Hollywood titan Harvey Weinstein as a serial, and apparently unrepentant, sexual predator, I added my voice to the growing tidal wave. I’ve been sexually assaulted numerous times, harassed, catcalled, objectified…you know, the usual. [...continue...]

Photo via Bitch Media, by SPDP …but I wrote about them anyway, scary as they are. **Trigger warnings all up in this biz.** In the wake of the many allegations of rape, assault, and misconduct leveled against James Deen in recent weeks (as of my last count, there are now eleven women who say [...continue...]

Well. Good Monday-after-Thanksgiving, everybody. I suppose. I took a few days off the Internet over the holiday to spend time with family, and when I came back… Basically I need to learn that taking time away from the Internet is deeply relaxing, but coming back is a horrifying experience [...continue...]

Cytherea, I am a feminist...I am so deeply, deeply sorry about what happened to you, and I am even more sorry that the way I learned about it was by way of hateful groups of people who seek to leverage your experience to support their personal politics. [...continue...]

I wrote an article about Shia LaBeouf’s horrible experience of being raped during his art show for Luna Luna, and I would really, really appreciate it if you would take some time to read it and offer some thoughts. It’s super, super important that we show respect and empathy to anyone [...continue...]

Please bear with me. I’m having a very large brainstorm and I’m not sure yet if all the loose ends actually tie together. I’m going to try to make sense of all this as I write, because my head and my heart are bursting and I need to get this all written down. I read two articles [...continue...]

I’m getting kind of rape-culture over-inundated. But I’m pressing on. Because this is important. Earlier this week I was fighting off triggers left and right to read about the Steubenville case and the conversation that’s taken place after the sentencing. I do feel like, as much [...continue...]

I had a conversation last week with Anna B. Volk about America’s fascination with understanding bad guys. It started with my fears about the upcoming live-action movie about Maleficent, the villainess from Sleeping Beauty. I’ve been a fan of Maleficent since I was a child because she [...continue...]

Yesterday, at my 9 – 5 gig, the internet went out. And our work e-mail, too. All I had was my phone, but I had to pretend like I WASN’T on my phone because that’s an office no-no. It was weird, you guys. I found stuff to keep me busy but it was like we went back to, I dunno, the [...continue...]

First, go to Jezebel and read Erin Gloria Ryan’s excellent article on “Rape Fatigue” (and equally excellent picture at the top–hehehe). I don’t always agree with everything that goes on over at Jezebel, but this article mirrors my own thoughts precisely. I am so sick [...continue...]