Category Archives: rape culture

Sex Offenders Banned From Internet?

Posted on May 13, 2012 by ozymandias

Trigger warning for discussion of rape and mention of domestic violence and child abuse. The title of this AlterNet article is New Laws Banning Sex Offenders From Social Networks and Online Gaming May Go Too Far. …Really. Never would have … Continue reading →

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Virginity Loss and Teenage Boys

Posted on May 1, 2012 by ozymandias

TW for brief mentions of rape. The CDC has recently released some interesting information about how teenagers lose their virginities, so it is time for a Ozy Reads A Bunch Of Stats and Comments On Them post! It’s been way … Continue reading →

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Naomi Wolf: The State Can Strip You

Posted on April 28, 2012 by ozymandias

Naomi Wolf has, lately, been rather facepalmy regarding the whole porn/sex/sex work issue, so it’s nice to see her actually talking about something that doesn’t make me want to look at my copy of The Beauty Myth and cry. Although … Continue reading →

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Sexual Abuse in US Immigration Prisons

Posted on April 22, 2012 by ozymandias

The USian Immigrations and Customs Enforcement service has recently revised the rules applying to immigrants detained and awaiting their deportation hearings. Most notably for me, they’ve strengthened the absolutely shit regulations regarding sexual abuse in detention. The Prison Rape Elimination … Continue reading →

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Fuck Gawker Media

Posted on April 18, 2012 by ozymandias

Trigger warning for rape apologism. From Gawker and Jezebel we have a horrific story of a woman who, after a consensual hookup, held a man prisoner in her apartment and forced him to have sex with her multiple times. Thankfully, the man … Continue reading →

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Private Practice First Show On Television to Have a Male Military Survivor of Rape

Posted on March 10, 2012 by ozymandias

Trigger warning for rape and spoilers for the February 2nd episode of Private Practice.  The hospital drama Private Practice has broken new ground for the representation of male survivors on television: they are the very first show on television to … Continue reading →

Posted in media, military, noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz, rape, rape culture | Tagged , , , , , | 5 Comments

Hard-Hitting Piece On Male Rape At Feministe

Posted on February 22, 2012 by noahbrand

I’m often frustrated by some of the issue coverage at Feministe, though I also envy some of the excellent writing they’ve got. This piece by Jill, however, is an unequivocal condemnation of the rape of men in the U.S. prison … Continue reading →

Posted in intersectionality, noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz, prison, rape, rape culture, violence | 137 Comments

Human Rights Abuses and Rape of Men

Posted on February 18, 2012 by ozymandias

Trigger warning for discussion of rape.  I linked this in one of my roundups of information about rape a few days ago, but I think it’s interesting enough that I want to delve into it a little deeper. The article addresses the … Continue reading →

Posted in abuse, homosexuality, noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz, prison, rape, rape culture | Tagged , , , , | 11 Comments

A Journey To Nice Guy Syndrome With Jonathan Coulton

Posted on February 2, 2012 by noahbrand

Like a lot of pasty white people who have strong opinions about comic book continuity, I enjoy the music of Jonathan Coulton. I like that he’s a nerd musician whose work contains enough conceptual depth of craft to stand up … Continue reading →

Posted in lighthearted, nice guy, noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz, rape culture, Uncategorized | 213 Comments

What We Can Do To Prevent Rape and Abuse

Posted on January 31, 2012 by ozymandias

Trigger warning for rape. I spend a lot of time talking about rape. Seriously, my parents have started picking up on how much I talk about rape and sending me articles about rape in the judicial system and the FBI’s new … Continue reading →

Posted in abuse, noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz, rape, rape culture | Tagged , , | 48 Comments