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> [Given the realities of the U.S. criminal justice system, the prosecution may be unable to salvage this case. But just because that system fails victims on the regular doesn't mean we have to, too. French commentators are already calling for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaclyn-friedman/given-the-realities-of-the-u-s-criminal-justice-system-the/)

[Jaclyn Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaclyn-friedman/)

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> [“When women act on behalf of our own sexual desires, we get blamed for being raped, for the demise of modern masculinity, for men’s cheating, for getting cervical cancer, for street harassment, even for earthquakes.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaclyn-friedman/when-women-act-on-behalf-of-our-own-sexual-desires-we-get-blamed-for/)

[Jaclyn Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaclyn-friedman/)

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## Other authors on Raped

## More by Jaclyn Friedman

> [“male peer reviewers regularly drag down aggregate review scores for TV shows aimed at women,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaclyn-friedman/male-peer-reviewers-regularly-drag-down-aggregate-review-scores-for/)

[Jaclyn Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaclyn-friedman/)

> [“Big Thinkers like IBM’s Watson are programmed and named to sound like men.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaclyn-friedman/big-thinkers-like-ibm-s-watson-are-programmed-and-named-to-sound-like/)

[Jaclyn Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaclyn-friedman/)

> [“In 2016, Utah passed a law declaring pornography a “public health crisis,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaclyn-friedman/in-2016-utah-passed-a-law-declaring-pornography-a-public-health-crisis/)

[Jaclyn Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaclyn-friedman/)

> [“even when women are in the spotlight, men are often in control behind the scenes.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaclyn-friedman/even-when-women-are-in-the-spotlight-men-are-often-in-control-behind/)

[Jaclyn Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaclyn-friedman/)

> [I want a future where women and girls get to be the subject of their own sexuality, not the object of somebody else’s. That…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaclyn-friedman/i-want-a-future-where-women-and-girls-get-to-be-the-subject-of-their/)

[Jaclyn Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaclyn-friedman/)

> [“A slut is someone, usually a woman, who’s stepped outside of the very narrow lane that good girls are supposed to stay within. Sluts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaclyn-friedman/a-slut-is-someone-usually-a-woman-who-s-stepped-outside-of-the-very/)

[Jaclyn Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaclyn-friedman/)

> [“In every medium, women are relentlessly presented as either rewards, ornaments, or obstacles.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaclyn-friedman/in-every-medium-women-are-relentlessly-presented-as-either-rewards/)

[Jaclyn Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaclyn-friedman/)

> [Feminism is what I do with my life, it’s how I spend my days, it’s my job, it’s not just an opinion I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaclyn-friedman/feminism-is-what-i-do-with-my-life-it-s-how-i-spend-my-days-it-s-my/)

[Jaclyn Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaclyn-friedman/)

> [It just never occurred to me that a school’s policy and student culture could make a big difference in the way I would experience…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaclyn-friedman/it-just-never-occurred-to-me-that-a-school-s-policy-and-student/)

[Jaclyn Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaclyn-friedman/)

> [“find the cracks in the gates and wedge them open wider,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaclyn-friedman/find-the-cracks-in-the-gates-and-wedge-them-open-wider/)

[Jaclyn Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaclyn-friedman/)

> [“Paying attention to your own desires and limites teaches you to trust yourself, to be strong on your own behalf.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaclyn-friedman/paying-attention-to-your-own-desires-and-limites-teaches-you-to-trust/)

[Jaclyn Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaclyn-friedman/)

> [Given the realities of the U.S. criminal justice system, the prosecution may be unable to salvage this case. But just because that system fails…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaclyn-friedman/given-the-realities-of-the-u-s-criminal-justice-system-the/)

[Jaclyn Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaclyn-friedman/)

> [“men who happily enjoy misogynist porn in private feel equally free to shame women who dare to breastfeed in public.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaclyn-friedman/men-who-happily-enjoy-misogynist-porn-in-private-feel-equally-free-to/)

[Jaclyn Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaclyn-friedman/)

> [“We need a new cultural definition of masculinity.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaclyn-friedman/we-need-a-new-cultural-definition-of-masculinity/)

[Jaclyn Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaclyn-friedman/)

> [“when there’s a man making money off of nearly every prominent Girl Power message, something’s wrong.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaclyn-friedman/when-there-s-a-man-making-money-off-of-nearly-every-prominent-girl/)

[Jaclyn Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaclyn-friedman/)

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