rape
We Asked Some Experts About the Sexual Undertones of 'Super Mario Bros.'
We speak to two folklore experts to better understand gaming's obsession with rescuing damsels in distress. Things get dark.
Life, Hotel Parties and Death in Qatar's Expat Bubble
The aftermath of the murder of a 24-year-old British woman captures the uneasy mix of conservatism and behind-closed-doors hedonism in the Persian Gulf state.
I Confronted My Rapist by Text Message
He asked for my forgiveness and I said "OK," but it wasn't OK.
Why Are the Indian Authorities Still Banning a Documentary About the Country's Rape Problem?
This morning a court ruling prolonged the ban on India's Daughter, a BBC documentary about rape in India. But the longer it lasts, the more people will talk about it.
Why Did a White Girl Writing About Rape Get Kicked Out of India?
Sabrina Buckwalter, an American reporter living in India, wrote the first feature on the Khairlanji massacre. Months later, her visa was denied, and she was given 72 hours to get out of the country.
The Internet Has Responded to a Game About Rape as Only the Internet Can
Pregnancy explores themes of rape and teenage pregnancy, but to some commenters it's just "retarded".
A Short, NSFW History of Cannibalism on Camera
In today's outrage culture, it's hard to believe that the Italian cannibal-rape films of the 1970s ever got a theatrical release.
Rape Happens in Gay Relationships Too
Gay or straight, relationship or no relationship, context is completely irrelevant if you've said "no". But that doesn't mean I'm not scared of the police taking me seriously as a gay man.
The Men Making Money Off the Art and Personal Effects of Rapists and Serial Killers
The "murderabilia" market allows collectors to buy ghoulish artifacts like string art made by Charles Manson and dirt pulled from the crawlspace where John Wayne Gacy buried his victims.
What It's Like to be a Rohingya Refugee for 23 Years
"I am not a citizen of any country. The Myanmar government says I am not Burmese, I am not Bangladeshi, and I'm not Australian."
Real Sex Education Means Teaching Kids the Power of 'No'
As someone whose entire sex education was a 20-stone nun denouncing abortion, I'm right behind Stella Creasy's pledge to make PSHE compulsory from primary school upwards.
There's a Mural of a Superhero Gang Bang in a French Hospital and Feminists Are Not Happy
How speech bubbles turned a painting of Superman, Supergirl, Batman and the Flash having sex with Wonder Woman into a rape scandal.