rape culture

rape culture

this business of art fix

money + work

This Business of Art Fix #2: How Not To Do Journalism

Topics include the report on Rolling Stone’s UVA story, the shuttering of The Bold Italic, how the hell does networking work, the VIDA count and MOAR!

Riese —

Apr 8, 2015

Daily Fix

homophobia

politics + activism

Daily Fix: Ted Cruz For Not President and More News Stories

A look at Ted Cruz’s horrible policy proposals, a bunch of college dudebros get punished for their misogynistic actions, Los Tigres del Norte win an award for singing about lesbian…

Yvonne —

Mar 24, 2015

plays

rape culture

theater

“Post Traumatic Super Delightful” Uses Laughter To Talk About Campus Sexual Assault

“Hopefully because this dialogue is happening and we feel like we’re on the cusp of this conversation, people will understand how complex it is and how the survivor has no…

Hannah Hodson —

Feb 27, 2015

longform journalism

rape culture

politics + activism

Rebel Girls: Our “False Rape” Hysteria is Bullsh*t

I come bearing every ounce of truth I could muster about “false rape accusations” and the pitiful rape culture the myth of them exemplifies.

Carmen —

Dec 31, 2014

Daily Fix

rape culture

politics + activism

This Might Be The Most Important Moment Ever To Fight Rape On Campus

Let’s talk about the ways women, communities and even institutions are responding to the situation in ways that can bring us hope.

Adrian —

Dec 10, 2014

Daily Fix

longform journalism

politics + activism

I Believe Jackie: On Credibility, Rape Culture, and Rolling Stone

A 9,000 word Rolling Stone piece about rape culture at the University of Virginia is falling apart at the binding as details of its central narrative, the story of a…

Adrian —

Dec 6, 2014

batwoman

comics/graphic novels

geekery

Drawn to Comics: We Need to Talk About the Rape in Batwoman

A lot of Batwoman fans (and to be honest, a lot of comic fans overall) were worried when the creative team of W. Haden Blackman and J.H. Williams III left…

Mey —

Dec 2, 2014

Daily Fix

race

politics + activism

President of Lincoln University Slut-Shames Black Women, Incriminates Black Men, Asks for Silence Around Rape

“The other thing I want to tell you about brothers is that we will lead you to believe that you’re the best thing since sliced bread. But we’re slicing your…

Hannah Hodson —

Nov 11, 2014

Daily Fix

international news

politics + activism

Can Japan Deny Entry To a “Pickup Artist” with a History of Racialized Sexual Violence?

When we discuss this man’s history here in Japan, it becomes difficult to overstate what a truly disgusting individual Julien Blanc is.

Savannah —

Nov 9, 2014

Daily Fix

feminism

politics + activism

Why The Anti-Street Harassment Movement Needs to Involve More Women of Color

While men of all colors perpetrate street harassment, addressing it in communities of color calls for specific intra-community solutions rather than broad condemnations of male privilege.

Hannah Hodson —

Nov 5, 2014

barack obama

Daily Fix

politics + activism

It’s On Us: Obama’s New Campaign Says Everyone Is Responsible for Helping End Campus Sexual Assault

It’s On Us could potentially fill the gap between activists and their administrations, creating cultural demand for the work they’ve been pioneering for years.

Carmen —

Sep 19, 2014

Daily Fix

rape culture

politics + activism

California Passes Affirmative Consent Bill; Rape Apologists Retreat Into Fantasy

Rape culture dictates that along with proving that they were raped, survivors must also prove that they fought “hard enough” to stop it. This bill could help.

Laura Mandanas —

Aug 29, 2014