Neomi Rao’s views on sexual assault, race, LGBTQ rights, affirmative action, and disability rights are nothing short of alarming. This article contains mentions of sexual assault and victim-blaming On Tuesday, a group of South Asian women representing 65 desi women lawyers, law professors, and survivor advocates stood up in silent protest during attorney Neomi Rao’s...
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The Allegations Of Emotional Abuse Against Gal Gadot Shouldn’t Be Ignored
She’s supposed to be Wonder Woman but she’s not. Her name is Gal Gadot, she is problematic, and she should answer for these allegations. [TW– discussion of sexual assault and victim-blaming] Gal Gadot is on everyone’s radar right now, not just for her portrayal of Wonder Woman but for seeming to be a real life...
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#SiMeMatan Denounces The Blaming of Femicide Victims In Mexico
Femicide is a pandemic in Mexico. It’s time we addressed it. The #SiMeMatan (#IfTheyMurderMe) hashtag has exploded in an effort to denounce the systemic gender violence in Mexico after a young woman, Lesby Osorio, was murdered Wednesday night on the Universidad Autonoma de Mexico campus in Mexico City — and, once again, Mexican officials and...
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Skirt Warning Won’t Prevent India Rapes
Content warning: rape, sexual assault. For a country in which one of the national dresses for women is the sari — an outfit that, even with all its yards of fabric, features a crop top that exposes a woman’s cleavage, back, and full belly — it was jarring to read that the Indian Minister of Tourism, Mahesh Sharma, issued a...
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The Woman Who Accused Nate Parker of Rape Said This About The Case in 2001
After rape survivor pleaded with Penn State to revoke Jean Celestin’s graduation, the school allowed him to walk. Birth of A Nation director, screenwriter and lead actor Nate Parker and his writing partner, Jean Celestin, are under intense scrutiny after recent information concerning a 2001 rape case involving the two men resurfaced amid the Oscar buzz orbiting...
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Herpes and STI Stigma is a Feminist Issue
by Rafaella Gunz In the summer of 2015, I contracted genital herpes. The most devastating thing for me was that oldest friend ostracized me. She lives in London and I was planning to visit her that summer, but my diagnosis changed that. She told me she was afraid she’d contract herpes from me, though our relationship was...
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Media Victim-Blames Lindsay Lohan After She’s Assaulted By Fiancee
Lindsay Lohan is a victim. She deserves respect and solidarity against domestic violence. Content warning: domestic violence, physical assault. Over the last week or so, a video of Lindsay Lohan being assaulted by her fiancee Egor Tarabasov has been circulating the internet. The video shows the infamous starlet being clearly attacked by having her arm...