In the past week, Samuel L. Jackson and Jennifer Lee Pryor joined the growing number of celebrities to publicly speak out about the sexual assault allegations against Bill Cosby. From Jay Leno to Roseanne Barr, the message from famous people has been resounding in its support for the now more than 30 women who have accused Cosby […]
Author: Meg Stone
Meg Stone is the executive director of IMPACT Boston, an abuse prevention and self-defense training program. She also leads IMPACT:Ability, a program that empowers people with disabilities and communities to prevent abuse. Her writing has been published in The Patriot Ledger, The Huffington Post and Cognoscenti, the opinion page of the Boston NPR station.
On “Army Wives,” War Isn’t Hellish Enough
Lifetime has started showing reruns of Army Wives Season 4, and despite myself I’m sucked in again. I shouldn’t be surprised; I never watch smart TV. While my friends are discussing Lost and Mad Men, I am flipping back and forth between Lifetime and the Hallmark Channel. It’s a consequence of doing abuse prevention and […]
A Call for Self-Defense Against Victim-Blaming AND Against Rape
As feminists working to stop sexual violence, we must challenge media outlets and individuals that scrutinize the actions of survivors to find reasons why the rape is their fault. The importance of vigilance against victim-blaming is illustrated by a recent BBC poll that found that a majority of respondents believe women are partially responsible for […]