“How come there's no commandment that says "Thou shalt not rape"? Did God ask Mary for consent before he put a baby… — Oliver Markus Malloy Copy Share Image
“Rape is so particularly traumatic and so meaningful in so many ways, that there’s something about using the word in other contexts… — Sandra Brindley Copy Share Image
“No amount of me trying to explain myself was doing any good. I didn't even know what was going on inside of… — Sierra D. Waters Copy Share Image
“Imagine the message that sent to my sister and me. A cousin violates us, confesses, and walks away with barely a slap… — Erin Merryn Copy Share Image
“He feels excited. He feels ashamed. He wants to talk to her, but he is afraid. Maybe he imagined it all. Maybe… — Naomi Alderman Copy Share Image
“The hostility and venomous response the topic of sexual trauma and rape in the military brings up, especially with men from my… — Diane Chamberlain Copy Share Image
“He told me that if I hung up, he'd do it. He would commit suicide. He told me that if I called… — Sierra D. Waters Copy Share Image
“Rape culture is a funny thing. People gloss over some pretty shitty, creepy, wrong behavior, little brother, when they know the person… — wildbow Copy Share Image
“The reason is that as far as I am concerned, what happened to me is a purely private matter. In another time,… — J.M. Coetzee Copy Share Image
“What do I want now? I want to be treated with the respect I deserve in the current VA system and not… — Diane Chamberlain Copy Share Image
Indeed, girls can be so in need of social approval that they confuse harassment for acceptance--thinking that any attention is better than… — Leora Tanenbaum Copy Share Image
“A slut is someone, usually a woman, who’s stepped outside of the very narrow lane that good girls are supposed to stay… — Jaclyn Friedman Copy Share Image
“Young girls frequently report that their early sexual experiences were coerced. In a study in South Africa, 30 percent of girls report… — Njovana Watts Copy Share Image
“Today I wore a pair of faded old jeans and a plain grey baggy shirt. I hadn't even taken a shower, and… — Sierra D. Waters Copy Share Image
“She was so upset about a blog that maybe a total of six people read yet had no compassion for her granddaughters… — Erin Merryn Copy Share Image
“I am not sure if we are numbed to the reality of rape, but here's the sad irony. While the word rape… — Christine Stockton Copy Share Image
“The largest and most rigorous study that is currently available in this area is the third one commissioned by the British Home… — David Lisak Copy Share Image
“I draw a line down the middle of a chalkboard, sketching a male symbol on one side and a female symbol on… — Jackson Katz Copy Share Image
“(From the Q&A with the author at the end of the book.) Have any readers ever asked questions that shocked you? I… — Laurie Halse Anderson Copy Share Image
“The chief care of the legislators [in the colonies of New England] was the maintenance of orderly conduct and good morals in… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
“We went to my friend’s place to continue hanging out and I fell asleep on her couch. I was dreaming and I… — Lunga Noélia Izata Copy Share Image
“Let’s talk about rape for a moment. Rape is not what George Lucas did to your childhood. Rape is not what happens… — Jeffrey Rowland Copy Share Image
“Finally, another large-scale study [of false rape allegations] was conducted in Australia, with the 850 rapes reported to the Victoria police between… — David Lisak Copy Share Image
“- Rape is a unique crime, representing both a physical and psychological violation. More than with any other crime the victim can… — Liz Kelly Copy Share Image
“My goal in going public was not to put my extended family to shame, or to get back at Brian for abusing… — Erin Merryn Copy Share Image
“By opening the door to my life, it is my hope and mission to shed light on the hidden wounds of abuse,… — Erin Merryn Copy Share Image
“Rape Culture is a culture where we are inundated, in different ways, by the idea that male aggression and violence towards women… — Roxane Gay Copy Share Image
“I don’t care if men accused of assault have good relationships with their wives or daughters or women they deem valuable. How… — Tavi Gevinson Copy Share Image
“It is not a single crime when a child is photographed while sexually assaulted (raped.) It is a life time crime that… — Sierra D. Waters Copy Share Image
“They say rape is the practice of sexual intercourse without consent but in my case, I did consent. I knew it wasn’t… — Lunga Noélia Izata Copy Share Image
“Teach her to question men who can have empathy for women only if they seem them as relational rather than as individual… — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Copy Share Image
“How we diminished her and in turn ourselves. Turned parts of her body into heavy burdens to carry. Watching. Tittering (we no… — Rion Amilcar Scott Copy Share Image
“Rape culture is a concept of unknown origin and of uncertain definition; yet it has made its way into everyday vocabulary and… — Joyce E Williams Copy Share Image
“It’s the process of being minimized, invalidated, silenced. It’s the process of being subjected to whatever someone else thinks I owe them.… — Agnostic Zetetic Copy Share Image
“FORGET FERES DOCTRINE And the military has immunity! Yes! The feres doctrine! It states “the Government is not liable under the Federal… — Diane Chamberlain Copy Share Image
“Police recording of false allegations of rape: "The data on the pro formas limit the extent to which one can assess the… — Liz Kelly Copy Share Image
“I'm reasonably certain, salmon, swordfish, and hammerhead sharks do not find themselves paralyzed by spasms of self-blame for their plight - What… — Derrick Jensen Copy Share Image
“One year later the society claimed victory in another case which again did not fit within the parameters of the syndrome, nor… — Trouble and Strife Copy Share Image
“Conviction rates in the military are pathetic, with most offenders going free AND THERE IS NO RECOURSE FOR APPEAL! The military believes… — Diane Chamberlain Copy Share Image
“In 1996 Dorothy Mackey wrote an Op-ed piece, “Violence from comrades a fact of life for military women.” ABC News 20/ 20… — Diane Chamberlain Copy Share Image
![“The chief care of the legislators [in the colonies of New England] was the maintenance of orderly conduct and good morals in the community: thus they constantly invaded the domain of conscience, and there was scarcely a sin which was no subject to magisterial censure. The reader is aware of the…” quote by Alexis de Tocqueville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36c/alexis-de-tocqueville-625_1835_the-chief-care-of-the-legislators-in-the_1154449.jpg)
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