Fearless She Wrote
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Fearless She Wrote

Christyl Rivers, Phd.

Feb 12, 2021

6 min read

How False Accusations of Rape Are Widely Misinterpreted

Our culture shapes narratives to shame women and excuse men

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Statistics lie more often than women do

The first thing you will likely come across when reading an article about any kind of sexual violation is the statistics. You will read that one in five women will be sexually…

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Christyl Rivers, Phd.

Christyl Rivers, Phd.

Ecopsychologist, Writer, Farmer, Defender of reality, and Cat Castle Custodian.

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