After writing this post, I started thinking a little bit more about what happens when victims do fight back during rapes that have so far only included the threat of violence.
A few years ago, I read the book Understanding Sexual Violence, by Diana Sculley. Sculley interviewed hundreds of convicted rapists to try and learn something [...]
Posts Tagged ‘marital rape’
Another Post About Force Pt. 2
Posted in abuse, rape, tagged diana sculley, fighting back, marital rape, rape, sexual assault, violence on February 8, 2009 | 9 Comments »
A fun experiment
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged marital rape on October 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
1. Tag an entry with “marital rape”
2. Wait a day
3. View your stats and see how many people on WordPress found your entry by googling “raped by husband.” (Hint: it’s a lot!)
4. Pour yourself a drink.
5. Cry.
More Posts About Rape Part II
Posted in abuse, rape, recovery, tagged marital rape, ptsd, rape, rape victims, trauma on June 16, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Since my bear got me the laptop, I’ve been transcribing all the scribbling in my notebooks over the years. Here is a journal entry I made about a year ago, during a business trip, having a drunken Law & Order meltdown in my hotel room. Please note, this is not how I feel all the [...]
The Pill
Posted in abuse, feminism, politics, tagged abortion, abuse, elaine tyler may, feminism, feministing, marital rape, rape, reproductive rights, the pill on June 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Feministing blog put up this request recently:
Check out this author’s query from Elaine Tyler May, amazing feminist historian and big fan of feministing. (She’s the one who wrote feminist classic Homeward Bound, that I reviewed alongside Faludi last month.) Please, please take some time and respond!
The Pill is often considered one of the most [...]
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