Here’s what we’re reading today:
• Writer Susan Dominus reflects on her experience with sexual assault in college: “What I wish I had had that night was a linguistic rip cord, something without the mundane familiarity of ‘no’ or the intensity demanded in ‘Get off or I’ll scream.’” [New York Tmes]
• Journalist Jane Mayer examines how the horrific CIA torture report will resonate through our government. She quotes a political science professor saying, “Nothing predicts future behavior as much as past impunity.” [New Yorker]
• Toys for boys and toys for girls—what about just toys for children? Data shows that gender segregation of toys is on the rise. [Sociological Images]
• The core story of new film Nightcrawler is how the television industry “portrays whiteness and white privilege as tangible things to be protected in America,” writes Lisa Bolekaja. [Bitch Flicks]
• Three things to know about your technology when you’re at a protest. [Autostraddle]
• Young activists played major roles in organizing thousands of people to gather in Washington, DC and New York over the weekend to protest police violence against people of color. [NPR]
• Watch this amazing time-lapse video of the Millions March NYC rally this weekend to get a feel for just how many people took to the streets [Democracy Now, Youtube].
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