TW: sexual harassment, sexual assault, rape culture.
I’m probably going to end up writing a series of my thoughts and takes on rape culture. Consider this the first instalment.
Ok so when I started this note, I was primarily critiquing Jordan Peterson himself. What it turned into is a bit of a deep dive on some of his popular beliefs. In this note, I talk about:
Obviously I’m going to write on this. Its a classic feminist topic.
In high school I dated one guy, call him guy 1. I didn’t want to date him anymore, so I started to date another guy, call him guy 2. They were friends, like most people are in a small…
In light of the recent death of rapper XXXTentacion, I’ve seen so many people come to mourn him and simultaneously sweep his history of abuse under the rug. This essay is sparked by this specific example, but speaks to a…
Written in November, 2017
The last several weeks have seen the Hollywood film industry shaken by an overwhelming number of sexual assault accusations. There are a number of victims who all differ. There actresses such as Rose McGowan, Gwyneth Paltrow, and…
Thoughts the Jian Ghomeshi trial (April, 2017), Canada’s own rape culture, and how the current structure of the criminal justice system is not set up to help victims of sexual assault.