Here’s the column that talks about the website created to educate others about rape by parodying the VS PINK line of clothing.
No, Victoria’s Secret Does Not Have a New Line of Anti-Rape Panties
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College Campuses, Like Steubenville, Are Grappling With Addressing Rape Culture
This article includes a number of universities and how students and administration are speaking out against rape and create policies to reduce sexual violence.
SaVE Act against sexual violence targets college and university campuses
Slaying the Messenger? UNC Rape Victim Has Honor Code Violation Filed Against Her
A disturbing development in an alleged sexual assault that occurred against a female student at UNC. The alleged assailant filed an honor code violation charge against her, despite the face that she had never named him publicly. This move has been widely seen as an act of intimidation that works to further discourage victims from speaking out.
David Cameron’s Ambitious Plan To End Female Genital Mutilation
The UK has recently enacted policies to encourage other nations to develop programs and laws to stop FGM (also known as female genital cutting).
‘Slut-Shaming Fatigue’: Because This Crap Has Got to Stop
Because this nonsense has got to stop!
Woman challenges tradition, brings change to her Kenyan village
Click here to read the uplifting story of Kakenya Ntaiya, who negotiated with her father to accept female circumcision in exchange for his allowing her to complete high school. Once she did that, she continued on to college and eventually earned a doctorate in the US. She now operates a school for girls in her village and is challenging FGM.
Rick Ross on date rape lyrics: ‘The term rape wasn’t used’
Here Rick Ross addresses the lyrics in his single, U.O.E.N.O. (You Ain’t Even Know It),” that reference drugging a woman and then taking her home unknowingly.
Why the world must stop ignoring male victims of wartime sexual violence
This story details how men are often victims of sexual violence in wartime, but often are ignored as victims.
When evidence goes viral
There have been a number of high profile cases now where the sexual assault is recorded and posted online. This article describes how terrible this can be for the victim and how these recordings and other online comments have been used as evidence against the attackers.