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 …
The Critical Spotlight of Sexual Assault Pt. 1
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 …
he says i am beautiful by Spencer Wollan
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. …
Watch This Guy Thoroughly Break Down Rape Culture and Explain How to Do Your Part to End It
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 …
Wolf Men by Nicole Deardorff
They loped up to me ‘Baby, hold yourself together, they can smell your fear.’ I grew up warned, always held my breath and willed my …
Happy Indigenous Population Genocide Day!
“In 1492, Columbus Sailed the Ocean Blue.” We all knew this, yes? We were taught it in elementary school. Christopher Columbus: the brave, intrepid explorer …
Alex Day Can’t Be Trusted
Some of you may remember the recent Sam Pepper incident and the bright, critical light it shed on sexual abuse in the YouTube community. What you may …
#CarryThatWeight
Germ reported earlier this week about Emma Sulkowicz, the Columbia University senior who is carrying her mattress around with her on campus as a visual …
America’s Campus Rape Epidemic
America has a serious epidemic that’s infected our college campuses, and it’s not an illness; it’s the amount of unresolved and unreported cases of campus rape. In …