Nirvana is not only an amazing band, which made a huge impact on rock history in the few short years in which they were actually active, but they were even a feminist band. In an interview, Cobain said, Because I couldn’t find any friends, male friends that I felt compatible with, I ended up hanging out with girls a lot. And I just always felt … Continue reading Nirvana
The petition that I started recently has not been very successful. I truly believe the education system should include some sort of mandatory sexual harassment/rape course. Many rapists are teens, since we as a group of people are extremely hormonal, and we need to be taught about important, serious issues like this. Sign the petition linked below: https://www.change.org/p/14396162/preview?source_location=homepage_large_button___direct___direct_ask&sutype=returning_with_pw&sulstate=identified&sapvar=control&qanda=control Continue reading Petition
I am a NYC public school student and recently I had to take a three day bullying course as a substitute for one of my classes. This made me think about how we could have one of these mandatory three day courses for sexual harassment and rape. Adolescent teens should learn about this kind of thing directly from their school, especially considering the severity of … Continue reading Sexual Harassment Course in NYC Public Schools
Rape culture is real. It’s not just about sex. It’s huge and it stinks. No, it’s not just a myth, it’s more than a conspiracy theory being purported by angry, sex-starved feminists. It’s real and we need to start having serious conversations about the topic, and actively call out rapists and rape apologist for who they are. https://wordpress.com/read/blogs/18743095/posts/4776 Some people believe either that rape culture … Continue reading Rape Culture Exists!
The situation with women in Iran is disgusting, as they are mistreated constantly. They don’t have some basic human rights, and men who do horrible things to them are not tried or convicted of the crimes. Maz Bozorgi writes about this in one of her relatively recent blog posts: I was once caught by the university security guards for wearing a Metallica necklace. while I … Continue reading Rape Culture in Iran
Rape might seem like something that would be a rare occurrence, but scarily it’s not. At some point in their lives, approximately 1 in 5 women will be raped. That’s 20% of all women. To make matters worse, according to the National Sexual Violence Research Center, 51.1% of female rape victims reported being raped by an intimate partner while 40.8% reported being raped by an … Continue reading The Statistics
My name is Max and I am a 9th grade student but I decided I wanted to raise more awareness about the issue of rape and sexual assault in our society. I am only one person but I believe that, regardless of how little and impact I have, I can at least help and inform some people, especially women about the issue of rape and … Continue reading The Anti Rape Person
The A(nti) R(ape) P(erson) 