rape Archives - The F-Word

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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Edinburgh Festival Fringe: part five

Various Authors19 August 2018

The F-Word's fifth set of reviews from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe covering comedy, theatre and dance, physical theatre and circus...

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe: part three

Various Authors16 August 2018

The F-Word's third set of reviews from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe covering comedy and theatre...

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The F-Word stage blog: June 2018

Lissy Lovett26 June 2018

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

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From pain to empowerment

Zoe Louise Tongue26 April 2018

Zoe Louise Tongue reviews 100 Women I Know, a book detailing accounts of sexual assault and rape from 100 women, finding it an emotionally difficult read but a necessary and powerful one...

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Ask me about ‘Indian rapes’ one more time

Ruchi Chaudhury10 January 2018

Ruchi Chaudhury has had enough of the incessant grilling she is subjected to by voyeuristic British people who perceive rape as unique to India ...

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The F-Word stage blog: November 2017

Lissy Lovett12 November 2017

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

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Don Giovanni for the modern woman

Tanja Daub10 November 2017

Tanja Daub finds a lot of contemporary relevance in a recent production at the Pleasance Theatre...

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Why are men so worried about false allegations?

D H Kelly25 October 2017

In the midst of the Harvey Weinstein scandal, D H Kelly wonders why some men allow fears about false allegations to distract them from what's really going on...

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Work in progress

Anonymous22 September 2017

Our anonymous author speaks out about her rape and the consequent criminal trial...

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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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Edinburgh Festival Fringe: part one

Various Authors10 August 2017

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

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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 secret lives of white middle class America

Nick Beard24 May 2017

Nick Beard is impressed with the nuanced way in which Big Little Lies deals with domestic violence and the emotional aftermath of rape...

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A story that breaks the skin

Hannah Atkinson22 May 2017

Hannah Atkinson reviews Meena Kandasamy’s When I Hit You and finds it a heart-breaking and stunningly realistic portrayal of one woman’s experience of an abusive relationship ...

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My rape wasn’t dramatic – but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t real

Guest Blogger17 May 2017

Our monthly guest blogger, Madeleine Pownall, welcomes the portrayal of rape in Netflix show 13 Reasons Why, and argues that lack of resistance does not constitute consent...

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Two women speak

Samuel Sims16 May 2017

No Place for a Woman’s treatment of mental health strikes a chord with Samuel Sims...

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