What About Anti-Rape Songs That Trigger Rape Victims?
[youtube:v=0d3loEHdHj4] Anti-Rape Anthem: As of late, The Sexist's Date Rape Anthem series has taken a welcome turn for the feel-good. Over the past few weeks, we've examined series of songs about rape...
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American University Students Debate New Sexual Assault Policy; Vitriol Ensues
After a week of national media coverage over a column by Alex Knepper casting doubt on the existence of date rape, American University student newspaper The Eagle has devoted its home page to serious...
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What’s In A Rape Kit?
For this week's paper, I wrote a story detailing some of the historical problems that rape victims have faced in attempting to receive a rape kit in Washington, D.C. Rape kits are hours-long medical...
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How D.C. Police Fail Rape Victims
For this week's paper, I wrote a cover story on one young woman's crusade to secure a rape kit after she believed she had been drugged and raped at a college party. The D.C. police response to the...
View ArticleKiely Williams Claims The Rapetastic “Spectacular” Is A Public Service...
[youtube:v=J96ujGstSUw] Kiely Williams, whose new song "Spectacular" has her extolling the erotic benefits of guys having totally spectacular "sex" with her while she is passed out, has added a...
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But Was She Wearing High Heels?
In response to the story about the Howard University student who was denied a rape kit after being allegedly drugged and sexually assaulted at a house party, some troll decided that this particular...
View ArticleNancy Schwartzman on Confronting Her Rapist
THE LINE — It Was Cooperative from Nancy Schwartzman on Vimeo. In 2004, Nancy Schwartzman flew back to Jerusalem to confront the man who raped her. Three years earlier, Schwartzman was living in...
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The X-Files “Wants to Believe,” Just Not In Rape Victims
Recently, I began re-watching The X-Files, a 90's television program about a fringe department in the FBI devoted to investigating "unexplained phenomenon"—paranormal activity, extraterrestrial life,...
View ArticleWhy Don’t We Accept Victim-Blaming From Rapists?
Last month, convicted rapist Daniel Katsnelson administered some advice to the two York University students he raped in 2007. After pleading guilty to entering a campus residence, prowling for open...
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NPR Talks Rape Apology, Homosexuality at American University
Yesterday, the controversy unfolding over Alex Knepper's sexual assault opinion columns in the American University Eagle hit National Public Radio. The dialogue between Knepper, AU LGBT and feminist...
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Sexist Comments of the Week: Trigger Warning Edition
Last week, I asked you all for your thoughts on the use of trigger warnings on this blog. Sixty-seven comments later, I've come to a decision about how this blog will deal with potentially triggering...
View ArticleThe Morning After: The Brave Suckiness of Ke$ha Edition
[youtube:v=nvflycpnNQo] Good morning, Sexist readers: * Salon's Mary Elizabeth Williams got me all excited when she titled this post "Fighting for Ke$ha's Right to Suck," because . . . come on, she...
View ArticleGroping, Sexual Assault Policies and the Hypersexualization of College Students
Last week, Wendy Kaminer lambasted Duke University's new sexual assault policy, which is centered upon the idea that "consent is an affirmative decision to engage in mutually acceptable sexual activity...
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Why You Never See a College Rapist’s Name in a Campus Crime Alert
Face Time: Should campus crime alerts name student perps? Three recent crimes reported to the George Washington University, and how the university identified their perpetrators to students and staff:...
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Is Duck Rape “Rape Rape”?
In an episode of Isabella Rossellini's new animal sex series, "Seduce Me," Rossellini acts out a scene of "forced copulation" between ducks (fair warning: video depiction of anthropomorphized duck...
View ArticleDavid Lisak on Acquaintance Rapists: “We’re Giving a Free Pass to Sexual...
Watch CBS News Videos Online In the world of sexual assault prevention, the work of University of Massachusetts psychologist David Lisak has gained some serious traction. Lisak has spent the past 20...
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The University of Virginia Excels in Rape Euphemism
Last week, University of Virginia student Madeleine Conger pointed me to some bizarre language the university has been employing to tip-toe around the word "rape"in its student safety e-mails. "Our...
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Why Schools Should Alert Students To Campus Acquaintance Rapes
Last week, I wrote a piece about why some universities are reluctant to alert students to acquaintance rapes that are committed on campus. This weekend, that hands-off policy was on full display at...
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The Morning After: Feminine Problems Edition
* Problem: girls in developing countries have a lower "school life expectancy" than boys. Is the solution as easy as sending over some sanitary pads? The World Bank has claimed that girls in...
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University Sex Columns, Reviewed: Fuck Finals Edition
This week in college sex columns: The University of Mary Washington tells students to fuck finals, and just fuck; Georgetown University explains WTF a "Zombie Fling" is, and why it should be avoided;...
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