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This post points out that (in addition to being tasteless) telling rape jokes creates an atmosphere of complicity with sexual violence. Even remaining silent while such jokes are told can imply agreement that rape is funny, or common, or should be. I find the argument convincing… do you? Follow us on Twitter @mysexprofessor. Follow Jeana, [...]
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As detailed here on the FBI’s advisory policy board website, the advisory branch of the FBI is convening to vote on the current definition of rape, which is “the carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will” (as you might imagine, this is entirely too vague and thus inadequate). The new definition is [...]
Through some combination of luck and living a sheltered life, I have not encountered much sexual violence or harassment. My friends, both male and female, have, which enrages and saddens me to no end. However, my exposure to harassment changed recently, when I moved to a Baltic country, Estonia (where, I am told, conditions are [...]
This 25-minute news story film documents rape and sexual violence that occurs against men, focusing on wartime activities ranging from sexual humiliation, anal penetration, forced masturbation, gang rape, and other scenarios that exemplify the brutal acts that men have used to torture other men. While alternately depressing and infuriating, I recommend the video because it [...]
There is a connection between various cultural messages about sex that reach us through the media, politics, and everyday life. I’ve seen it helpfully articulated on feminist blogs and in conversations with feminists and other allies, but it wasn’t until I was reading the footnotes of Sex at Dawn (because I am a nerd like [...]
Sucker Punch is a film you will either love or hate. It has polarized viewers and started lengthy debates about the ways in which sex and sexiness are portrayed and, perhaps, manipulated. As far as I can tell, there are valid reasons to both laud and loathe the film, depending on one’s sexual politics. Below [...]
A post titled Mythcommunication over at the sex-positive blog Yes Means Yes raises some fascinating issues about the cultural refusal to hear the word “no” in conversation, and the ramifications for analyzing situations of sexual violence. Drawing on a published study analyzing refusals in everyday conversational language, the post reaches the conclusion that “in sex [...]
While in Chennai, I was reading a newspaper (The Hindu) and saw an article about a sixteen-year-old named Sunita Murmu. I’d never heard of her before, and I expect most Westerners haven’t. But you should know her story. As one news story summarizes, Sunita faced persecution in her village in West Bengal when she got [...]
I’m a big fan of Scarleteen; the site bills itself as “sex ed for the real world” and I think it’s fantastic. Some articles are clearly aimed at a teenage demographic, but the material is still relevant to any age group, in my opinion. As someone who has volunteered for a rape crisis center for [...]
Loading ...Longtime MSP readers will know that we are big fans of Clarisse Thorn‘s writing: she intelligently tackles important sex topics such as BDSM, sexual submission, open relationships, and sex-positivity. So we of course were super-excited when her book, Confessions of a Pickup Artist Chaser, came out (available on Amazon and Smashwords and in paperback). Clarisse [...]
