FAQ: What’s wrong with suggesting that women take precautions to prevent...
This FAQ has been updated with an addendum 2010-04-27 Short answer: Because it puts the onus on women not to get themselves raped, rather than on men not to do the raping; in short, it blames the...
View ArticleFeminism Friday: Safety vs. Patriarchal Overprotection
Reader Justin wrote and asked me for advice on an ethical balance problem, and with his permission I quote his email: I have a question which has been bothering me for some time, and which may/may not...
View ArticleFeed the FAQ: “rape apologist” definitions, clarifications and links
I’d like to get some wider input into this one. The suggestion was made that we need a specific FAQ, and I think we do. This was my first take in comments answering that suggestion: The simple answer...
View ArticleFeminism Friday: two posts from Jill at Feministe on rape myths vs statistics
Both of these were written in response to an op-ed in the LA Times by Heather MacDonald. Post 1: It’s Only A Myth If You Believe That Those Sluts Were Asking For It This op/ed is one of the most...
View ArticleFAQ: What is “slut-shaming”?
Short answer: Slut-shaming, also known as slut-bashing, is the idea of shaming and/or attacking a woman or a girl for being sexual, having one or more sexual partners, acknowledging sexual feelings,...
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