“Women could probably be trained quite easily to see men first as sexual things. If girls never experienced sexual violence; if a… — Naomi Wolf Copy Share Image
“We mute the realization of malevolence- which is too threatening to bear - by turning offenders into victims themselves and by describing… — Anonymous 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
“Intimidated, old traumas triggered, and fearing for my safety, I did what I felt I needed to do.” — Sierra D. Waters Copy Share Image
“Why Is It So Important to Remember? When you were abused, those around you acted as if it weren’t happening. Since no… — Beverly Engel Copy Share Image
“Some writers have even argued that it may be possible to wean sex offenders away from their criminal activities through the use… — Richard Dunphy 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
“This book is dedicated to all who have been affected by sexual violence.” — Robert Uttaro Copy Share Image
“I think I just said it, but I think it’s worth repeating. They gave me hope that there is good in the… — Robert Uttaro Copy Share Image
“Self-denial can lock women into a smug and critical condescension to other, less devout women. According to Appel, cult members develop..."an attitude… — Naomi Wolf 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
“The fact is, rape is utterly commonplace in all our cultures. It is part of the fabric of everyday life, yet we… — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
Over and over victims are blamed for their assaults. And when we imply that victims bring on their own fates - whether… — Anonymous 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
“I think it is important to recognize one’s power, one’s capacities, and one’s dreams. We were actually talking about this in the… — Robert Uttaro Copy Share Image
“This vacillation between assertion and denial in discussions about organised abuse can be understood as functional, in that it serves to contain… — Michael Salter Copy Share Image
“Oddly then, in our search for meaning, we often assign victims too much blame for their assaults, and offenders too little. Our… — Anna Salter Copy Share Image
“Everyone heals in their own time and in their own way. The path isn't always a straight line, and you don't need… — Zeke Thomas Copy Share Image
“How many rapes occurred inside the walls of the main camp of Ravensbrück is hard to put a figure to: so many… — Sarah Helm Copy Share Image
“A man is unlikely to be brought within earshot of women as they judge men's appearance, height, muscle tone, sexual technique, penis… — Naomi Wolf Copy Share Image
“Writing from the perspective of women survivors of violence, Moore is at his most appealing; though his writing about sex and brutality… — Zoë Brigley (Thompson Copy Share Image
“A consequence of female self-love is that the woman grows convinced of social worth. Her love for her body will be unqualified,… — Naomi Wolf Copy Share Image
“Sexual satisfaction eases the stranglehold of materialism, since status symbols no longer look sexual, but irrelevant. Product lust weakens where emotional and… — Naomi Wolf Copy Share Image
“When a stranger on the street makes a sexual comment, he is making a private assessment of me public. And though I’ve… — Leora Tanenbaum Copy Share Image
“Summary There is a small group of cases, initially treated as rape where there is no evidence of an assault: primarily where… — Liz Kelly Copy Share Image
