Dr. Rebecca Hains
Author, professor and speaker | Children's media culture, media literacy, and media criticism
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#Pussygate and Trump’s serial sexual assault
This election cycle has so desensitized us to hateful rhetoric that I feel compelled to clarify something. When Trump described how he could approach random women and “grab them by the pussy” and claimed they’d “let him” because of his…
Read MoreAll Rapists are Legitimate Rapists. #EndRapeCulture #BrockTurner
The trial of Stanford rapist Brock Turner offers us insight on what we should do next to fight rape culture.
Read MoreThis is rape culture.
Here’s a thread from my latest blog post that exemplifies what rape culture looks like. It begins when a commenter asserts that girls who are “physically adult” can consent to sex. This seems reasonable enough when applied to the girls…
Read MoreWoman harassed with “Rape Room” joke, then fired for complaint—but rape is not a joke.
Rape is not a joke. So why does the internet—and society at large—seem to regard it as funny? Reactions to one woman’s “Rape Room” allegations fit a broader, disturbing pattern.
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