Archive for 'sexual violence'
Oh, yes. Please harass me on the street because I’m a woman.
Catcalling: creepy or a compliment. Wow. Only on CNN…I wish.
Posted: May 14th, 2008 under patriarchy, sexism, sexual violence.
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Nothing happens without his permission: father and the imaginary
Memory is a strange thing. My memory of perceptions and the written word tends to be fairly consistent, but the spoken word generally stays with me in paraphrases. I remember, however, a professor talking about the significance of “the father” in Western culture(s), and saying “The father knows everything. Nothing happens without his knowledge, and [...]
Posted: April 5th, 2008 under living, patriarchy, sexual violence.
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I must have missed the “rape is funny” class
Call me weird, but I can’t find anything amusing about sexual violence. I’ve never found enactment of rape funny, not even in a Freudian sort of way, and even less so erotic. Yes, some people have their rape fantasies; I understand that sexuality takes many forms, but I have actually been raped, so it just [...]
Posted: February 17th, 2008 under living, sexual violence.
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