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Author: Sam West

Sam West is a passionate anti-sexual assault advocate from Oregon who works for the federal government when she’s not watching movies with her pets. Her academic work is featured in the collected volume Building Sexual Misconduct Cases Against Powerful Men.
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‘The Last Duel’ Is Just a Bro-Down That Conflates Rape with Love

Sam West

The Last Duel fails to interrogate sexual violence in a feminist way.

Enduring yet another portrayal of sexual violence where the rapist is so smitten with his victim that he is unable to control himself is an insult to my intelligence. Rape is fueled by power and control—not love.

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