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Men advocating against rape

We have written a few pieces recently regarding victim blaming, the notion that women somehow are partly to blame for being raped. Often these assumptions center on women’s behavior or appearance as an...

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Tosh.No: Why Rape Jokes (And Daniel Tosh) Are Never Funny

Today, a Tumblr called Cookies For Breakfast published the anonymous story of two women who went to see comedian Dane Cook at The Laugh Factory in New York City. Little did they know that they would be...

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Attempted rape of transwoman not classified as rape

A man in the Swedish city Örebro was acquitted from charges of attempted rape against a transwoman since there was no possibility of the rape ever being achieved, according to the judge. Since the...

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A Feminist Defense of Louis CK

Last night, comedian Louis CK (of Louie fame) appeared on The Daily Show. I was actually watching The Daily Show for a change, and was excited to see Louis CK interviewed – he’s always funny and...

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Breast Ironing – preventing sexual assault and rape or damaging women?

We had never heard about the custom of breast ironing before watching the documentary television series Taboo, which provided an in-depth view into the practice. Breast ironing is mostly practiced in...

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Punish her – more on rape jokes

* Trigger Warning: This post discusses group rape and sexual assault and may be disturbing to readers. The link connects to a comic strip that depicts a group rape scene that is explicit and might be...

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Halo Reach, Sexual Violence and Rape Culture

This post contains explicit language and profanities. I like to play video games and Halo has been my favorite for many years. Halo 4 came out earlier this month and it made me reflect on Halo Reach,...

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Not Just Any Kind of Sexuality: The Pornography of Everyday Life

I have a thing for advertisements, especially when they portray sexism, gender stereotypes, or the pornification of sexuality. Elin and I frequently write about advertisements that we find disturbing,...

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Apparently, the Female Body Can Permit or Prevent Rape

Many of us were horrified when Todd Akin claimed that in cases of “legitimate rape,” the female body is able to prevent pregnancy. Well, he’s not the only one blaming the victim: recently, California...

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Raping While Supposedly Asleep – Guilty or Not Guilty?

Last spring we wrote a piece for the British feminist website The F-Word which discussed a sleeping disorder called sexsomnia. Sexsomnia is described as a condition in which people behave sexually in...

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Sexual Assault Laws That Discriminate Against Women

Every now and then we read or hear about outrageous laws dedicated to protect patriarchy, defend rape culture, restrict women’s sexuality, or that are just plain discriminatory. We have three examples...

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Sexual Assault Not ”Sexual Enough”

Content Notice: This piece discusses sexual violence, assault and rape. A sexual assault case in Sweden describing how a man received a lowered sentence because the sexual assault he put his girlfriend...

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“Keep Calm and Rape a Lot”

Content Notice: This piece discusses rape culture, sexual assault and violence. Rape culture is something that we have discussed at length here at Feminists For Choice. Rape culture normalizes and...

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Swedish Police Fail Rape Victims

The last few days, a number of headlines in Swedish newspapers have discussed the large amount of rape cases that go unsolved. One of the reasons for this does not appear to be lack of evidence, but...

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Court Claims Victim Of Sexual Assault Could Have Just Been Shy

An article in one of our local papers discussed the assumptions and beliefs of the Swedish legal system as three men were acquitted of rape charges. Two men sexually took advantage of a young woman...

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Update: Victim of “Infidelity Check” Receives Justice

Earlier this year we reported on a story in which a man’s sexual assault of his girlfriend, in order to check for evidence of her being unfaithful, was not deemed a rape act and was instead treated as...

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5 Tips On How To Avoid Rape

When I saw a poster outside my apartment complex with big letters saying “5 tips on how to avoid rape,” I thought that this would be further the ideas of victim blaming. Instead, this poster was aimed...

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13-Year-Old Accused of Egging on Her Abuser

This past week Rape Crisis England and Wales reported on the treatment of a 13-year old rape victim who was severely victim blamed in court. The 13-year old was described, by the sentencing judge, as...

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