If we continue to let “boys be boys” and run wild, they’ll continue to grow up to commit serial acts of violence, sometimes in conjunction with wielding enormous power.
Tag: Rape Culture
Memo to Our Rape Culture: Girls Are Not Prey
Girls are not prey. Let’s stop encouraging men to be predators.
The Ms. Q&A: What Ursula Macfarlane Learned by Investigating the Harvey Weinstein Scandal
Macfarlane’s latest documentary, “Untouchable,” rewinds the clock on the #MeToo movement’s viral explosion—exposing the institutions and individuals who enabled Harvey Weinstein’s career of sexual misconduct, and mapping its impact on women’s lives.
The Ms. Q&A: Why Feminist Filmmaker Nancy Schwartzman Went Back to Steubenville
“Context is everything. I wanted to make a film that no one could watch and still minimize what occurred or blame the victim.”
When Will Survivors Get Justice?
It’s time for the justice system to hold rapists accountable—and do better by survivors.
The Power of Feminist Self-Defense
I believed that if someone tried to rape me, there would be nothing I could do. When I took a self-defense class, I found out I was wrong.
Rape Culture is Our Culture
Like cheeseburgers, shopping malls and apple pie, violence against women in the U.S. is a cultural staple.
Will the Justice System Finally #MuteRKelly?
R. Kelly was arrested in Chicago under a 13-count indictment on Thursday on new charges including child pornography, enticement of a minor and obstruction of justice. Today, prosecutors in Brooklyn also charged the performer with a five count indictment accusing him of leading an organization that engaged in the kidnapping, exploitation and trafficking of women […]
Speaking Truth to Rape Culture
Words of anger, resistance, inspiration and strength—written, painted and stitched onto red fabric—blanketed the National Mall this past weekend at the Monument Quilt’s Washington, D.C. display.
What If Weinstein Walks?
News of Weinstein’s probable escape from justice propels me back to my own assault—to my hours on the witness stand, to the moment 12 people told me with their verdict we don’t believe you.