• more about #thenotrapeepidemic more comments →
    podbaydoor: Good piece, but what I don't understand is you not taking charge in that situation. I don't know how old you were and perhaps not secure enough, but w... more »
    resonanteye: The finest words in the human language are "If you touch me again I am going to hurt you. I don't care if you like me or not." more »
    popture: As one of the -and I optimistically believe it's a majority- good guys... what can we do to help? more »
    sportz.star: This was amazing. I was not raped by an ex-boyfriend who was still a friend and I was sharing a bed with (a large bed) in a crowded house. People need... more »
    andthentheresme: I'm not exactly sure when it happened but at some point over the past year and a half or so, but for me Jezebel morphed from being a fun, snarky, inte... more »
    GirlFailer: Let me guess... You would never put yourself in that position. more »
    GirlFailer: assaulted* more »
    GirlFailer: Have you ever been sexually assualted? more »
    SkidooNevada: t lttl dscrgng t rd th cmmnts frm wmn wh wr t frd t rng fr th flght ttndnt r psh th gy wy r gt th hll t f bd sttn. s ths wht th fmnst rvltn spwnd? N... more »
    Hana Maru, used up old slutbag on the pole: Paulina Porizkova has talked about seeing some tv drama about sexual harassment with another model and they were both incredulous at what was consider... more »
    sassy: I never really thought about the comments/random gropings as anything other than one of the daily hassles of interacting witht he public. My previous ... more »
    GirlFailer: For a really long time I never realized that this happened to other people. I thought it was my fault for being too drunk, and not sending out "Get aw... more »
    gherkinfiend: @646Hedgie3: I understand all your points, but the article is about 'not rape'...and sometimes even a man who would never force himself on a woman sti... more »
    LoSpaz: I've had a few shitty not-rape experiences. I was groped by a guy on a bicycle a few years ago while walking down the street. He rode off after stoppi... more »
    labeled: PSA, if you've somehow skipped Latoya's original essay linked in the above post, run, don't walk to read it. more »
  • #modelslips

    "Not Rape Epidemic": The Modeling Industry Is Anything But Immune

    The modeling industry sets up camp at the crossroads of youth & beauty and age & wealth — and moreover, it's an arena where those qualities cleave to the most predictable gender and power divide.