Tag Archives: rape culture

An open letter to shock jocks: Please stop apologising

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

This one goes out to all the people whose employment is entirely based on the fact that they say gratuitously offensive crap into a microphone on a daily basis. Stop apologising for doing your job. This isn’t an expression of … Continue reading →

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Random recommended reading

Posted on April 1, 2013 by

A short post on rape prevention by Orlando at Hoyden About Town When people scoff at the message that we need to teach people not to rape they make the assumption that the lesson goes: “Rape is bad. Don’t do … Continue reading →

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Random recommended reading: Steubenville roundup

Posted on March 25, 2013 by

I’m seriously glad that the outrage and discussion around the Steubenville case is continuing – because often these stories are just a “oh shit, look at this terrible thing” and then next week it’s back to “did you see what … Continue reading →

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This is rape culture: Steubenville verdict

Posted on March 19, 2013 by

[Trigger warning: rape, rape culture, victim-blaming] I was honestly surprised to learn that two of the boys heroes football players men charged in the Steubenville rape case had been convicted (albeit sentenced to paltry terms with the possibility of serving longer). … Continue reading →

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Rape culture post of the day

Posted on March 16, 2013 by

Actual Stuff/The Press headline: Man denies sex with ‘pretty hot’ 13-year-old … I guess we should just be thankful that he’s arguing his innocence on the basis of the sex act rape not actually taking place, rather than relying on … Continue reading →

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This week’s post at The Daily Blog

Posted on March 8, 2013 by

In case you missed it, here’s my first post at The Daily Blog:  Rape culture: we’re living in it. The comments are not nearly as dogpilingly misogynist as you might normally expect, thanks to the hard work of many kickass … Continue reading →

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Justice Raynor Asher is a scumbag

Posted on February 16, 2013 by

[Trigger warning: rape, rape apologism] Five young men pack-raped a woman in Rotorua. But don’t worry:  they didn’t cause her any harm “more than what was inherent in multiple rapes with multiple offender” [emphasis mine]. They just caused the standard amount … Continue reading →

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I hate Jean Valjean

Posted on January 31, 2013 by

Let me put it this way:  the hero (or, one of the heroes) of Les Miserables is a dude who, having learnt important moral lessons about stealing from the Catholic Church, becomes the prosperous mayor of a town and factory … Continue reading →

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NZ’s racist history deniers also love rape culture!

Posted on January 8, 2013 by

By a bizarre twist of boredom and schadenfreud over the holidays, I wound up on John Ansell’s godawfully laid out blog. Matthew Dentith is my go-to guy for “why John Ansell is ridiculously full of shit“, and I’m certainly not … Continue reading →

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It is just so damn difficult not to rape drunk people

Posted on December 20, 2012 by

[Trigger warning: rape, rape apologism] Via Hoyden About Town, Skepchick Rebecca Watson has once again used terrible woman-powers to infuse otherwise innocent words with TERRIBLE MAN-HATING MEANING. Last time it was “Hey guys, don’t do that.”  Or in FeministSpeak, “you … Continue reading →

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