rape

Veronica Mars, a white woman, sits at her desk at work. She wears a flannel and has blond hair parted down the middle.

Drama, Not Trauma: Rape Culture, “Veronica Mars,” and the Spectacle of Sexual Violence

by Roslyn Talusan
August 23, 2019 at 11:17am
From the very beginning, sexual assault is simply fodder for drama in the world of Neptune, California. Read more »
Aisling Franciosi, a white teenager with short, brown hair who's covered in blood and standing next to a brown horse, plays Clare in The Nightingale

In “The Nightingale,” Rape is a Tool of Colonialism

by Jourdain Searles
August 20, 2019 at 1:25pm
The horror depicted in The Nightingale is that of colonial violence’s endlessness, a war for power designed to go on forever. Read more »
Mandy from HBO's share is at the police station with her parents. She is wearing a sweatshirt and she looks upset.

Pure Love and Trust: HBO’s “Share” Shows Groundbreaking Post-Assault Parental Behavior

by Sezin Koehler
August 7, 2019 at 10:38am
Share sets a groundbreaking new model for a fresh paradigm of post-assault parental behavior. Read more »
a transmasculine gender-nonconforming person and transfeminine nonbinary person embracing and being intimate

Popaganda: Let’s Talk about (Talking About) Sex

by Carmen Rios
August 1, 2019 at 11:50am
In the midst of the #MeToo movement, it’s clear that we’ve all still got a lot of work left to do to change the conversations we’re having around desire and sexuality. Read more »
A skewed perspective on a courthouse, blue sky

Value Judgments: A Focus on “Good” Perpetrators is Bad for Victims

by Caroline Reilly
July 10, 2019 at 5:00pm
We need a reckoning in the courts—and beyond. Read more »

Backtalk: The Hideous Man Who Became President

by Amy Lam
June 28, 2019 at 7:56am
This week, Dahlia and Amy discuss E. Jean Carroll’s cover story for New York magazine about all of the hideous men from her life. Through her piercing and frank prose, Carroll shares an account of sexual assault at the small hands of Trump. How will this latest accusation against Trump... Read more »
a football field with players in red seen through a chain-link fence

Red-Letter Day: A New Documentary Looks at How One Case Redefined Rape Culture

by s.e. smith
June 17, 2019 at 12:48pm
Jane Doe’s rape went viral at a moment when American society was on the cusp of a major reckoning with social media. Read more »
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Prison Rape Is Not a Punch Line

by Mirah Curzer
April 30, 2019 at 11:00am
How often have you heard someone chuckle about “dropping the soap”?  Read more »
a white man with red hair stares intensely at the camera

Male Rape is No Joke—But Pop Culture Often Treats It That Way

by Mika Doyle
April 30, 2019 at 10:00am
From Wedding Crashers to 40 Days and 40 Nights, films often treat sexual assault of men as a punchline.  Read more »
A red silhouette of Trump’s head against a white background with dates in gray and the names of his accusers in red

Commander in Disbelief: A Timeline of Sexual Assault Allegations against Trump

by Marina Watanabe
April 26, 2019 at 12:00pm
While sexual-assault survivors take hits to their reputations, financial security, and personal safety, what do Trump and other men accused of sexual misconduct lose? Read more »

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