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The Political Forces at Work in the Creation & Use of Rape Kits
Friday, June 26th, 2020 06:24 pmNo detailed descriptions of rape, but many survivors describe their cruel dismissal by the police and courts.
book rec: Faking It is The Real Deal
Thursday, March 28th, 2019 12:12 pmFaking It: The Lies Women Tell About Sex and the Truths They Reveal
Lux Alptraum, 2018
ebook, print, audio (Overdrive)
five out of five stars
I enjoyed this educational screed about Western patriarchy. Alptraum examines misogyny through the lens of lies women tell to cope, including:
- faking orgasm
- the (fake) concept of virginity
- faking 'natural' appearance through makeup
- claiming a fake boyfriend to minimize harassment
- 'fake' rape claims
Alptraum’s accessible prose is bolstered by footnotes to science as well as the popular press. She strategically deploys current media images, and she’s writing directly to the reader. I think it would be an excellent gift for any person on the threshold of sexual maturity. (Opinions from actual parents most welcome!)
content notes: no explicit discussions of violence or assault
More Feminist Wisdom from last Year
Saturday, January 1st, 2011 01:50 pmHarriet Jacobs blogs as Fugitivus. Her insights are acute and her writing is polished. In this post, she provides the context of the Assange-Naomi Wolf controversy so I could understand the divide among feminists productively:
( 'no means no' has taken us as far as it can. Namely, it has taken us to 'yes means yes.' )
( 'no means no' has taken us as far as it can. Namely, it has taken us to 'yes means yes.' )
