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Humor

Close Encounters of the Patriarchal Kind

Post author By amandamarieg
Post date Friday, April 18th, 2014
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Let’s just go ahead and agree: Our culture is sneakily patriarchal. Some of the things we say and do (and that others say and do) are such a part of our every day life, that we look back afterwards and go, “Huh. So that was some subtext.” Other types we just want to yell, “Shut […]

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News

The Steubenville Verdict: Rape Culture? What Rape Culture?

Post author By [E] Rachel
Post date Monday, March 18th, 2013
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Sunday morning, two teenagers from Steubenville, Ohio were found guilty of raping a 16-year-old classmate. Trent Mays and Ma’lik Richmond were sentenced to serve in the state juvenile system for at least two years and one year, respectively. Unfortunately but unsurprisingly, the public reaction to the verdict only reinforces the culture of victim-blaming and rape […]

Tags people are horrible, Rape Culture, steubenville, trigger warning, victim-blaming