Let’s hope it’s a good one, without any fear
Boxing Day, followed by Christmas Day and the other surrounding days, is the biggest day of the year for domestic violence. Yes, right now, there are victims of violence (overwhelmingly women and...
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There’s been a shocking amount of alcohol-and-pack-mentality-fueled violence reported in my local media of late. It seems that every day there is a battered man (usually young) showing off stitches and...
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*trigger warning for descriptions of violence against women* Scene I Setting: a classroom. Class has just finished watching Bowling for Columbine as part of a unit on documentaries. Cast: Me, the...
View ArticleWho hears you, when you speak about rape?
**Trigger warning for discussion of rape and rape apologism. Please note also that the comments may be triggering. Here’s the thing. Julian Assange. Rape charges. Rape apologism. Rape jokes. Rape...
View ArticleBlaming a child for her own rape: it’s just journalism
Trigger warning. Is it really too much to ask of the media that rape be reported with sensitivity, accuracy, and care? Is it really too much to ask of a journalist employed by one of the most respected...
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