maymay:

“Repeat Rape: How do they get away with it?”, Part 1 of 2. (link to Part 2)

Sources:

1. College Men: Repeat Rape and Multiple Offending Among Undetected Rapists,Lisak and Miller, 2002 [PDF, 12 pages]
2. Navy Men: Lisak and Miller’s results were essentially duplicated in an even larger study (2,925 men): Reports of Rape Reperpetration by Newly Enlisted Male Navy Personnel, McWhorter, 2009 [PDF, 16 pages]

By dark-side-of-the-room, who writes:

These infogifs are provided RIGHTS-FREE for noncommercial purposes. Repost them anywhere. In fact, repost them EVERYWHERE. No need to credit. Link to the L&M study if possible.

Knowledge is a seed; sow it.

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theeafter-party:

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month!!!

Thus far, my sorors and I have been working hard to spread the word, from our “Teal Tuesdays” (teal is the official color for the commemorative month), to sharing statistics and facts with the student body, to our whiteboard campaign. It was great to see my peers willingly join in and express themselves, as we worked to raise awareness about SAAM. :)

This is just a few of the MANY photos we have taken, posted, and shared…and from what I’ve been informed, our movement has been picked up by the Deltas and our sorors at Bethune-Cookman University, as well.

Service…gotta love it!

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socialismartnature:

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“It’s like everyone gets raped,” says one victim. “The military’s like a big rape cult.”

The Rape of Petty Officer Blumer »
Inside the military’s culture of sexual abuse, denial and cover-up.

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While bigots in the U.S. debate whether or not female soldiers are ready to withstand the demands of a war zone, the reality is that women in the military have been operating for years within one of the biggest war zones in the world — the US military.

For what else besides a “war zone” can one call this eminently-hostile environment, in which sexual violence and threats of abuse and death are a daily fact of life?

This is also why it is so utterly despicable when the US media uncritically parrot the narrative that the US military is the only force standing between the women of Afghanistan and the barbarian hordes waiting to rape and murder them. There is no horde of barbarians anywhere in the world more saturated in a culture of rape and murder than the US military (a point which has been made by many Afghan feminist freedom fighters).

Everyone check out The Invisible War on Netflix.

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takealookatyourlife:

globalvoices:

(TRIGGER WARNING) She was abducted at gunpoint and taken blindfolded to a deserted area. She was then ordered to undress partially as several men threatened to rape and kill her. Afterwards, she was told this was all a joke.

Nazira Aytbekova, a prominent television presenter in Kyrgyzstan, has brought criminal charges against tabloid journalists who abducted and threatened to kill her as a ‘practical joke’ for their newspaper.

The ‘mock abduction’ triggered a flurry of angry comments on news forum and in social media.

The most absurd thing is that had Aytbekova not raised a fuss [over the incident], the readers would have simply giggled when reading the ‘practical joke’ published in the newspaper. 

(TW) Read more Kyrgyz reactions  on Global Voices.

I heard about this on the radio. awful

Rape culture is turning rape into a joke.

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sparkamovement:

The Invisible War

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socialismartnature:

Sec. Panetta estimates 19,000 rapes occurring EACH YEAR in the U.S military—that is about 2 rapes per hour. Panayiota Bertzikis, Executive Director of Military Rape Crisis Center and U.S. Coast Guard rape survivor at SlutWalk Phoenix.

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theconcealedweapon:

Joking about murder is okay because we don’t live in a murder culture. No one thinks murder is okay. No one thinks murder is the victim’s fault. No one thinks certain forms of killing someone are not legitimate murder. The only time people blame victims of murder is when it’s a hate crime, and in that case it would not be okay to joke about it.

Rape is always a hate crime and it’s supported by rape culture, so it’s never okay to joke about it.

Reblogging because this is a perfect explanation!

never mind the explanation or anything else. i just think it’s funny that there’s an elephant in the middle of the picture for no reason

(Pssst, it’s called a meme.)

Way too many people say this to me.

lookoutsideyourself:

Still Not a Joke — Good Awareness Campaign From Just Detention International

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Bryan Fischer, Spokesman for the American Family Association

I have no words.

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This is how these people actually think.

GETTING CALLED OUT AND SHAMED FOR SAYING SOMETHING DISGUSTING IS NOT EVEN CLOSE TO THE SAME THING AS BEING ASSAULTED.

I can’t even believe I had to just write that. What is wrong with these people?

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These people love to play victim in the most vile, disguising, way they can, don’t they? 

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Holy. Fuck.

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immigrantstories:

Signing the Tribal Law and Order Act

At a 2010 bill signing for a law strengthening sexual assault laws, a rape survivor named Lisa Marie Ayotte was supposed to introduce the president, but she broke down at the podium and grew too emotional to speak. Obama strode out before his cue, placed a reassuring hand on her back and stood with her as she haltingly finished her story of being beaten and raped as her two little girls hid. Amid the crush of the presidency, the event drew little attention.

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thisgingersnapsback:

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sonic-hip-attack:

List of Comedians that are being unapologetically dense about this issue:

• Jim Norton (“Why is it okay for an actor to play a rapist, but not for a comic to joke about it?”)
• Louis C.K. (“your show makes me laugh every time I watch it. And you have pretty eyes”) 
• Patton Oswalt (“Wow, @danieltosh had to apologize to a self-aggrandizing, idiotic blogger. Hope I never have to do that (again).”)
• Dane Cook (“If you journey through life easily offended by other peoples words I think it’s best for everyone if you just kill yourself”)
• Anthony Jeselnik (“An offended audience member repeating a comedian’s act from memory is worse than, literally, anything”)
• Stevie Ryan (“Daniel Tosh can’t make a rape joke but Eminem can have hit songs about it? PS. AIDS jokes are funnier”)
• Doug Stanhope (“You’re hilarious. If you ever apologize to a heckler again I will rape you. #FuckThatPig”) — wow.
• Opie Radio (“To all the idiots! I completely support Daniel Tosh being a comic in a comedy club! Even if it means rape jokes!”)
• Kumail Nanjiani (“Two things about the Tosh thing. 1. It was said in the moment and not a pre written thing. 2. If you think he’s pro rape you’re an idiot.”) — this one, though. as though it makes it better that it was an off-the-cuff comment. don’t you see how revealing that is about him and his values?
• Sarah Beattie (“calm down about rape jokes everyone’s been raped at least once by george lucas”)
• Doug Benson (“Maybe Daniel Tosh was confused about where he was. He wouldn’t have offended anyone over at the Rape Factory. #ThisTweetWillBeDeletedSoon”)

Just so you have a list and can see how horrible people are all in one place

Yeah, Louis C.K. was actually dissing Tosh (because C.K. has stated he’s never watched Tosh’s show, therefore it’s never made him laugh).

Oh, was he? That would make me slightly happier.

Here’s what happened, in case you’re out of the loop.

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motherjones:

Gee, she must have a pretty low opinion of male soldiers. And women. But as we found out, she didn’t have those problems when she was a “combat” reporter in Vietnam.

Holy fucking shit.

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