victim blaming
This Prime Minister Still Thinks It’s Okay To Blame Rape On Victims
Pakistani women’s rights organisers facing death threats sought their prime minister’s help. Instead, he engaged in classic victim-blaming.
Trolls Are Sharing Photos of Sex Toys and Condoms Found at JNU. They're Fake But Even if They Weren't, Who Cares?
The posts present the students as hedonistic sex addicts who deserved a good bashing from a masked mob to fix their bad behaviour. The photos were fake but even if they weren't, who cares?
Censoring the Internet, Locking up Women and Other Problematic Ideas Indian Ministers Are Suggesting to Prevent Rape
From suggesting that rapists should be publicly lynched by a mob to blaming Muslims, alcohol and even the victim, here are some ridiculous suggestions offered by our honourable ministers.
The 2010s Made Sex Political Again
Sex positivity was the pervasive message at the start of the decade. Then things got more complicated.
An Indonesian Rape Victim Is Cleared of Illegal Abortion Charges
The 15-year-old was earlier jailed for terminating her pregnancy, outraging human rights activists.
Tinder’s CEO Has Disappointing Victim-Blamey Dating Tips for Women
Mandy Ginsberg, the female CEO of IAC’s Match Group, made the comments in HBO’s ‘Swiped’ documentary.
This Is Why Women Can't 'Just Leave' Abusive Relationships
“If he was a monster all the time, perhaps it would have been easier to leave. But he could be kind and sensitive. And so I stayed."
A Judge Let Off A Domestic Abuser So He Could Get into University
Lancelot Saunders pleaded guilty to assaulting his 19-year-old girlfriend but he will not have a criminal record.
The Sex Assault Portrayal in the Tupac Biopic Was Inexcusably Bad
A heavy topic like sexual assault deserves to be portrayed with nuance and respect.
The Details of The 'Keep Your Knees Together' Re-Trial Will Horrify You
For the second time in a row, the justice system put the complainant through hell.
Melania Dismissed Trump's Comments as 'Boy Talk'
She also blamed "the opposition" for Trump's latest string of sexual assault allegations.