Rape

“An Unbelievable Story of Rape”

“In a recent interview, Steve Rider, the current commander of Lynnwood’s Criminal Investigations Division, called Marie’s case a “major failing” that has left members of the department with a profound sense of regret: “Knowing that she went through that brutal attack — and…

“Tools of war: Why cannibalism has disappeared but rape hasn’t”

“when the anthropomorphized wolf consumes Grandma and Red, “Little Red Riding Hood” conflates eating and rape in a strangely cannibalistic act. In this connection, “Little Red Riding Hood,” whose oral tradition dates to…

“Risky Date”

“Please note: This comic contains discussion of sexual assault, rape, and rape culture

This guy, this fucking guy, still sticks in my brain. It’s been years since I’ve been online dating. It was an interaction of messages that culminated in this exchange over about 2 weeks.

“Detroit Lion DeAndre Levy on ‘Locker-Room Talk’ and Why He Raises Money to Test Abandoned Rape Kits”

“It’s a great example of not being a bystander to rape culture. How would you handle it if, hypothetically, you had a teammate who spoke in the locker room…

“WHY DID IT TAKE 9 HOURS AND 3 EMERGENCY ROOMS FOR THIS WOMAN TO GET A RAPE KIT?”

““I think she’s been sexually assaulted,” Daniel said, gesturing to Dinisha and holding their son on his hip, when they walked up to the counter of St. Michael’s Emergency Room-Westheimer…

“Why Brock Turner Believes He Isn’t a Rapist”

“We’re sociologists, and our talk about current events remains purely scientific, but as we discussed this case, our conversation turned into an exchange of stories of sexual aggression that seemed so painstakingly ordinary that we had never told…

“When Men Are Raped”

“Stemple, who works with the Health and Human Rights Project at UCLA, had often wondered whether incidents of sexual violence against men were under-reported. She had once worked on prison reform and knew that jail is a place where sexual violence against men is routine but not counted in…

“Investigative Report: How Victim-Blaming Led to the Rape Kit Backlog”

“The fact that Phillips underwent a forensic exam should, at least in theory, have helped move her case out of the “he said, she said” cul-de-sac, by including evidence about trauma to her vagina.

“New Study Reveals Scary Consequence of Catcalling”

“The study, published recently in Psychology of Violence, found that many women who feel objectified begin to obsessively monitor their looks from an outsider’s perspective. That can lead to decreased sexual assertiveness and a higher risk…