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Women’s Safety Is Not “Fascism.”Prevention Is What Laws Are Supposed to Do.

“She Knew What She Was Doing.” Why Do Adults Say This About Abused Children?

A Book and Film I Recommend: Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison

When Women’s Rights Become Criminal Complaints: The Case of Marguerite Stern and Dora Moutot

Tonya GJ PrinceOctober 8, 202601 views

A woman does not become hateful because she refuses to believe what someone else believes. Her mind is not public property, and her agreement is not a debt she owes.…

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It’s Not About Sex: How Rape Culture Actually Works (video)

Tonya GJ PrinceOctober 8, 202601 views

Rape culture isn’t about sex. This video is about the everyday behaviors that teach boys other people’s discomfort is entertainment, that boundaries are negotiable, and that his amusement matters more…

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The Fairytale Behind “Why Didn’t She Call the Police?”

Tonya GJ PrinceOctober 8, 202601 views

  Woman Lured Her ‘Baby-Daddy’’s Rape Accuser Into Kidnapping, Prosecutors Say · City Cast DC There is a fairytale version of society hiding behind the question, “Why didn’t she report?”…

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Women Have Been Singing About Their Freedom for Generations. They Had Good Reason.

Tonya GJ PrinceOctober 8, 202601 views

Women have never needed permission to recognize ourselves as women. Our history didn’t begin with someone else’s willingness to acknowledge us. From the blueswomen of the 1920s to the voices of…

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“He Was Only Looking”: Serial Killers, Peeping Toms, and the Danger of Dismissing Voyeurism

Tonya GJ PrinceOctober 8, 202601 views

What the histories of convicted violent offenders teach us about sexual privacy, stalking, consent, and taking women’s reports seriously. A woman notices someone standing outside her bedroom window. Perhaps she…

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Voyeurism Is Not Harmless: 20 Things to Know About Peeping Toms, Consent, Stalking, and Institutional Pressure

Tonya GJ PrinceOctober 8, 202602 views

Why deliberately watching someone during private moments deserves to be taken seriously, even when there is no camera, no physical contact, and no recording. A woman is getting ready for…

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Women’s News Roundup: Respect Would be a Nice Change

Tonya GJ PrinceOctober 8, 202601 views
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Women Have Been Restricted for Safety for Generations. Why Does Restricting Men Sound So Radical?

Tonya GJ PrinceOctober 7, 202601 views

There are renewed calls to ask a question American colleges have heard before: Why not get rid of fraternities? The question is back amid the uproar at Cornell over allegations…

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The Exception Man: New Vocabulary Does Not Change the Reality of Male Violence

Tonya GJ PrinceOctober 7, 202602 views

“It was ‘that’ kind of man who harmed you, not this kind.” But how can we prevent harm in the future? What did we miss? What went wrong? The burden…

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She Reported the Rapes. A Jury Convicted Him. Then the Judge Told Her to Forgive Him.

Tonya GJ PrinceOctober 7, 202601 views

Some people are taught to believe the justice system will be waiting for them. If somebody hurts you, tell. If you have evidence, save it. Go to the police. Cooperate…

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