Posted Jun 9 2016 in 20 minutes of action, Brock Turner, rape, Rape Culture, Stanford
A few months back, the internet was in a twist over the so-called Affluenza Teen, whose Mommy took him out of the country to avoid prosecution… The past week, the internet has had a collective melt-down as news of the Stanford rapist’s sentence went viral. As well it should. Arm-chair quarterbacking has always found its […]
Read More...Posted Feb 29 2016 in City As School, Denim Day, Rape Culture
In 2014, I wrote a novel called Some Boys in direct response to the despicable ways in which the victim of a rape in a town called Steubenville was vilified and blamed for the actions of her attackers. Throughout the trial, I cringed as mainstream media suggested we feel sorry for the defendants, whose promising […]
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