Driven from the Village with Pitchforks
“Monster” is a good name for anything you want to destroy.
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Posts Tagged: victim blaming
Transcending the Trauma: A Conversation with Tracy Strauss
Tracy Strauss discusses her debut memoir, I JUST HAVEN’T MET YOU YET.
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ENOUGH: Beneath the Towering Pines
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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ENOUGH: Rules
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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Flowers Grow in Sh*t: Talking with Sohaila Abdulali
Sohaila Abdulali discusses her new book, WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT RAPE.
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ENOUGH: Handing Back the Shame
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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ENOUGH: Please Have a Seat
A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.
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Ready for Change: Discussing Sexual Assault with SafeBAE
The co-founders of SafeBAE discuss the challenges and victories of teaching students about rape culture, consent, and anti-bullying.
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Ray Rice and Domestic Abuse: A Rumpus Roundup
In February, Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice knocked out his fiancée at Atlantic City’s Revel Casino. He was caught dragging her limp body out of the elevator. They later married. Domestic violence is so common in the United States—every 9 seconds a woman is assaulted—it rarely makes headlines. But Ray Rice plays football.
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NY Times “Responds” to Backlash
What Rhoades Ha and the New York Times fail to understand is that the backlash is not about readers misinterpreting these quotes as belonging to the reporter, James C. McKinley Jr. It is about everything else.
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