Survivor Privilege, Fairies, Unicorns and Other Myths – a response to George...
Survivor Privilege, Fairies, Unicorns and Other Myths (In response to the George Will article which appeared in both the New York Post and the Washington Post, also referenced by Think Progress here:...
View ArticleBen Blakeley: A known and repeated abuser of women
Details of the cross examination of witnesses in the trial of Ben Blakeley have emerged, revealing once more the pervasive victim-blaming in cases of domestic violence against women. A known and...
View ArticleBoyfriend was raped
A few days ago, my boyfriend's boss took advantage of him. His boss is in a very high profile position and they were meeting for drinks to discuss my boyfriend's "career." His term at this position...
View ArticlePrivacy invaded by my parents
Hi,I'm Laura and i live with both my toxic parents. One morning I found my bedroom door wide open, although i had closed it the previous night, when I went to sleep. I felt exposed. It's summer and i...
View ArticleDavid Aaronovitch’s and the “Classic Panic” over Child Sexual Abuse
We were extremely concerned when we read David Aaronovitch's column "Let's See Some Evidence. Then We Can Panic" published in the Times on July 10th. As a general rule of thumb, anyone who refers to...
View Article“Altercation” vs Extreme Physical Violence
Ray Rice, a member of the Baltimore Ravens in the NFL, is waiting to learn what his punishment will be for violating the NFL's "personal conduct policy". Rice's "misconduct" resulted in him being...
View ArticleREALLY Stephen Fry… REALLY?
In case you haven’t heard, our national treasure, Stephen Fry, reportedly waded into the murky topic of Operation Yewtree and historical sex crimes whilst speaking at a Labour Party dinner. He...
View ArticleYes, I’m angry, but that doesn’t make me illogical: On victim-blaming
(This piece was originally published at Reading Medieval Books) Today – when I should have been looking for a house to rent for my new job – I read an article in the Guardian by Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett...
View ArticleOvert victim blaming on The Alan Titchmarsh Show
On Wednesday afternoon, when I got back from work I sat at my PC and watched the Alan Titchmarsh Show. I can't say it's something I'm proud of, but I was keen to see it as I knew Laura Bates of...
View ArticleChild Sexual Exploitation – Groundhog Day
Child Sexual Exploitation is in the news again – the media are over-run with commentators who are wringing their hands, apologising, claiming that they’re not sure how they didn't know, telling us that...
View ArticleAlly Fogg, Mankind & the erasure of male violence
I quite liked the beginning of Ally Fogg’s latest piece, about the ManKind ad purporting to show the cruel indifference of the public to the silent plight of male victims of female domestic violence. I...
View ArticleAlly Fogg and Naming the Problem
When does it become acceptable for a group of people to own an issue? Racism has killed white people and the families who lost their child are the victims of a heinous crime. But these were racially...
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