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'Whores, Come Out of Your Burrows': College Men Stage Disturbing Mass Catcalling Event

At a college in Madrid, as part of an annual event dubbed "ritual of machismo," over 100 male students screamed…

Rodlyn-mae Banting

PublishedOctober 6, 2022

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This Survivor Comedy Duo Wants You to Know ‘Rape Victims Are Horny Too’

“People a lot of times ask me if I’m a comedian because of trauma—no, actually. I'm funny because I'm funny," Kelly…

Kylie Cheung

PublishedDecember 2, 2021

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4/30/19

Swarthmore Protesters Want to Transform Frats Into Spaces for Minority Women and Non-Binary Students

While colleges across the country grapple with allegations of sexual assault, harassment, and dangerous hazing that…

Hazel Cills

PublishedApril 30, 2019

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9/24/18

The Walkout: An Open Thread

At 1 p.m. eastern, people across the country are walking out in solidarity with Christine Blasey Ford and Deborah…

ByJezebel

PublishedSeptember 24, 2018

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PoliticsNews

Powerful Men Continue to Tell On Themselves

As two women have now come forward and said that they were sexually assaulted by Supreme Court nominee Brett…

Prachi Gupta

PublishedSeptember 24, 2018

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PoliticsNews

Donald Trump Jr. Mocks Christine Blasey Ford's Sexual Assault Allegations

Donald Trump Jr. on Sunday:

Esther Wang

PublishedSeptember 17, 2018

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Entertainment

How Queer Comics Are Confronting Rape Culture

Trauma and triumph have always been source material for queer performers. The difference now is that people with…

Sara Gregory

PublishedAugust 1, 2018

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3/9/18

Military Bros Are Circulating Explicit Photos Of Women Service Members Via Dropbox

The military has a revenge porn problem, and there doesn’t seem to be an end in sight. A report from Vice News has…

Ashley Reese

PublishedMarch 9, 2018

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3/5/18

During the Newly Woke Academy Awards, These #OscarsSoComplicit Activists Protested Statutes of Limitations for Rape

Sunday night, while the stars filed into the Dolby Theatre for an Oscars ceremony that awarded an alleged rapist and…

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd

PublishedMarch 5, 2018

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11/3/17

Writers Matt Taibbi and Mark Ames Serviced No One But Themselves With Their 'Satire'

Journalist and bestselling author Matt Taibbi is well known for his acerbic takedowns of politicians and…

Prachi Gupta

PublishedNovember 3, 2017

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Politics

NH Lawmaker Who Created Misogynistic 'Red Pill' Forum May Still Be Commenting Under a New Alias

On Wednesday, the New Hampshire House Legislative Administration Committee conducted a review of comments made by…

Ellie Shechet

PublishedMay 9, 2017

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4/21/17

Defense Lawyer in Rape Trial Says Women Are Good at Lying 'Because They're the Weaker Sex'

Mark Giannini, a businessman in Memphis who’s been charged with raping three women dating back to 2002, has had…

Aimée Lutkin

PublishedApril 21, 2017

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9/30/16

Audrie and Daisy: an Infuriating and Familiar Look at How Teen Sexual Assault Victims Are Demonized

Audrie & Daisy, the new documentary on Netflix from Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk, is a harrowing and hopeful film that…

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd

PublishedSeptember 30, 2016

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6/6/16

Brock Turner's Childhood Friend Blames His Rape Conviction on Political Correctness

Even though we’d thought his dad had covered all possible excuses for Brock Turner’s rape of an unconscious woman…

Aimée Lutkin

PublishedJune 6, 2016

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5/20/16

Jurors In Holtzclaw Case Initially Had Trouble Believing Victims

The jurors behind the Daniel Holtzclaw trial are speaking out about their decision to convict the former police…

Kara Brown

PublishedMay 20, 2016

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5/2/16

Professor Hilariously Compares Sex Offender Owen Labrie to Joan Of Arc

In an attempt to reinstate bail for 21-year-old sex offender Owen Labrie, his attorneys presented a letter from an…

Rachel Vorona Cote

PublishedMay 2, 2016

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4/20/16

Erykah Badu Doubles Down on Her Curious Opinions About How Young Women Dress

After sparking a Twitter debate in which it sure sounded like she was telling young women it was their…

Hillary Crosley Coker

PublishedApril 20, 2016

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4/12/16

It Sounds Like Erykah Badu Said Young Girls Are Responsible for Not Attracting Grown Men

...but that can’t be right, right?

Hillary Crosley Coker

PublishedApril 12, 2016

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2/22/16

Author of SB Nation's Sympathetic Daniel Holtzclaw Story Says He Made 'A Grave Mistake'

The players involved in SB Nation’s publication and removal of a story about convicted rapist Daniel Holtzclaw are…

Kara Brown

PublishedFebruary 22, 2016

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9/14/15

British TV Show That Asked If Rape Could Be a Victim's Fault Won't be Investigated

Remember when British TV show Loose Women asked viewers if rape could be the victim’s fault? Following some…

Hillary Crosley Coker

PublishedSeptember 14, 2015

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'Whores, Come Out of Your Burrows': College Men Stage Disturbing Mass Catcalling Event

This Survivor Comedy Duo Wants You to Know ‘Rape Victims Are Horny Too’

Swarthmore Protesters Want to Transform Frats Into Spaces for Minority Women and Non-Binary Students

The Walkout: An Open Thread

Powerful Men Continue to Tell On Themselves

Donald Trump Jr. Mocks Christine Blasey Ford's Sexual Assault Allegations

How Queer Comics Are Confronting Rape Culture

Military Bros Are Circulating Explicit Photos Of Women Service Members Via Dropbox

During the Newly Woke Academy Awards, These #OscarsSoComplicit Activists Protested Statutes of Limitations for Rape

Writers Matt Taibbi and Mark Ames Serviced No One But Themselves With Their 'Satire'

NH Lawmaker Who Created Misogynistic 'Red Pill' Forum May Still Be Commenting Under a New Alias

Defense Lawyer in Rape Trial Says Women Are Good at Lying 'Because They're the Weaker Sex'

Audrie and Daisy: an Infuriating and Familiar Look at How Teen Sexual Assault Victims Are Demonized

Brock Turner's Childhood Friend Blames His Rape Conviction on Political Correctness

Jurors In Holtzclaw Case Initially Had Trouble Believing Victims

Professor Hilariously Compares Sex Offender Owen Labrie to Joan Of Arc

Erykah Badu Doubles Down on Her Curious Opinions About How Young Women Dress

It Sounds Like Erykah Badu Said Young Girls Are Responsible for Not Attracting Grown Men

Author of SB Nation's Sympathetic Daniel Holtzclaw Story Says He Made 'A Grave Mistake'

British TV Show That Asked If Rape Could Be a Victim's Fault Won't be Investigated