is my least favorite store on earth. The lighting ghosts my face. The music is nauseating. And all their products remind me of little children bent over their work, thinking themselves lucky that they have this fourteen-hours-a-day job that teases their tiny bellies with not enough food. It’s easy to forget all that when you […]
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To the girl in the middle of the Stanford Rape, You deserve a name. You are more than ten syllables. I will call you Bella. Bella, because you are beautiful. Or perhaps Brianna, Because you are strong. Maybe you are Philomena, Because you are courageous. Meredith, like the lighthouse you mentioned, Wilhelmina, for your determination. […]
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You are spread across the floor, flattened out, his hands smoothing the parchment of your skin. The contours of your body form continents. He lies on top of you, over the whole world, and not a moment’s glance does he spare …………for the cities in your eyes; instead he explores the mountain-range of your spine, […]
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On April 11th, 2015, four feminists — Nathalie Gordon, Lydia Pang, Abigail Bergstrom, and Karlie McCulloch, alongside renowned photographer Perou — took to the streets to take photos of women for the Rape Crisis center in South London. Through his pop-up photography studio, he got to know more about these women’s stories and their thoughts on rape culture. […]
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Hello, Germs, and welcome back! The other day we talked about a pretty heavy topic: sexual assault. To recap, part one focused on how the only discussion about rape is about the victims rather than about the perpetrators themselves. To once again quote Jackson Katz: “The dominant group is rarely challenged to even think about its […]
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Dear Germ Readers, hello and welcome back to our corner of the world known as the Internet! Strap on in and join me on this little ride to a place that no one really likes going to, but it’s necessary to visit nevertheless: the topic of sexual assault. By now, several of my colleagues have […]
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he says i am beautiful like it is a reward: tissue paper, egg shell. you’re beautiful, he says. do not worry. do not say no. he drools over my soft body, rearing like a horse let loose. he is nip, bite. he is sweating, he is trying to make love out of violence. my cheeks […]
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This incredibly powerful call to action by Chaz Smith for OneStudentOrg powerfully addresses rape and sexual assault and lays down some serious truth. In it, Smith directly addresses men, and politely but firmly calls them out and explains how men lend to rape culture and how they can do their part to end it. He also breaks […]
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If you’re like me, then you went into Divergent expecting a fast-paced, mind-candy, dystopian-set teen romance movie. And, if you’re like me, you walked out of the experience thoroughly impressed with the portrayal of the main character, Tris, and how she relates to young girls and female agency. Now, full disclosure, I have never read the Divergent book series […]
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