“I’m not trying to take the blame off of these directors and actors, but to even wrap our brains around how could this possibly be? Just look around us. It points back to rape culture, because the message is everywhere, from a boy pulling a girl’s hair in first grade and the teacher saying ‘that means he likes you’ to a father is defending his son who was charged with rape. The gender norms in place are so pervasive, and they have hegemonic power. Read more