rape culture Archives

It’s not “alleged” if there’s no allegation

D H Kelly5 April 2019

Noticing that "alleged" crops up in news stories where it makes no sense at all, D H Kelly argues that this habit among journalists is harmful to rape survivors...

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The violence in silence

Zoe Louise Tongue27 March 2019

Zoe Louise Tongue reviews The Anatomy of Silence, a collection of essays on experiences of rape and sexual violence, which explores the silence that still exists around rape culture even in the era of #MeToo ...

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Reporting on rape culture

Charlotte Barnes25 February 2019

Charlotte Barnes reads Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture – a collection of accounts of rape and sexual assault edited by Roxane Gay – and finds it painful and troubling but also timely and necessary...

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An end to feminism?

Josie Davis18 April 2018

Josie Davis reads What Women Want by Ella Whelan and can’t resist writing a pointed response piece about the book that suggests that “feminism must end”...

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Calming down in Camden

Lissy Lovett14 January 2018

The F-Word interviews some of the artists taking part in the ‘Calm Down Dear’ festival...

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe: part two

Various Authors15 August 2017

Here are The F-Word’s second set of reviews of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe covering comedy and theatre...

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A dangerous kind of forgiveness

Taryn De Vere7 August 2017

Taryn de Vere reads South of Forgiveness by Thordis Elva and questions whether the author’s personal account of ‘forgiving’ her rapist sets an unhelpful and problematic precedent ...

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The rise and rise of lad culture on campus

Guest Blogger24 May 2017

Chloe Price is alarmed by the increasing misogyny and sexist attitudes of male students, and calls for urgent action to make women safer at university...

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We need to change the way we frame sexual violence

Guest Blogger11 April 2017

Some women don’t realise they are sexually assaulted until later due to internalised sexism, writes Louisa Adjoa Parker ...

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Bright blue woman's eye staring at the camera

Not guilty does not mean innocent

Guest Blogger22 October 2016

The overturning of Ched Evans’ rape conviction isn’t just an exception, it’s a threat to the fabric of institutions that campaign to protect women, writes Rashida Islam ...

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The F-Word stage blog: October 2016

Lissy Lovett4 October 2016

The F-Word's round-up of what's happening in the world of comedy and theatre in October...

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My rapist walked free

Guest Blogger1 February 2016

As only 6% of reported rapes end in a conviction, an anonymous contributor tells her harrowing story...

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Never asking for it

Katherine Wootton2 November 2015

Kat Wootton hails Kate Harding’s new book as an important part of a struggle against rape culture...

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“We need to be constantly fighting. We need to be raising our voices”

Gemma Fraser9 September 2015

Asking For It author Louise O’Neill talks to Gemma Fraser about rape culture, society’s fear of female sexuality, and how it feels to be the rising star of feminist fiction...

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Gone Girl: condemned or hailed?

Lily Kendall11 November 2014

David Fincher's Gone Girl, adapted from the novel by Gillian Flynn, has been simultaneously condemned as a misogynistic portrayal of women and hailed as the birthplace of a feminist icon. Lily Kendall investigates: does it deserve either of these accolades? ...

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New review: The X-Files

Holly Combe18 May 2014

Following on from Sara Yasin's retrospective look back at Dawson's Creek, Melissa Dunne revisits The X-Files and discovers a few feminist sticking points. Cont...

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One step forward, two steps behind

Melissa Dunne18 May 2014

Following on from Sara Yasin's retrospective look back at Dawson's Creek, Melissa Dunne revisits The X-Files and discovers a few feminist sticking points ...

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No, no, no: pick-up artists and rape manuals

Philippa Willitts31 January 2014

Philippa responds to a pick-up artist's attempt to teach men how and why they should ignore a woman's lack of consent ...

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