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Megan Howell

Megan is a D.C. native currently pursuing an MFA in fiction at the University of Maryland in College Park. Her interests include social justice and critical theory. She can be reached via her Twitter account @Ingres_Model.
Posted on December 14, 2018 December 14, 2018

To End Rape Culture, We Have To Stop Vilifying Rejection

Megan Howell
Written by
Megan Howell
Posted in
Lust+Liaisons, Society+Politics
Tagged
dating, fragile-masculinity, Misogyny, rape culture, rejection, sex
three sparrows sitting on a wire, with two grouped on the left and one alone on the right

Men are literally killing women for rejecting them. Until men learn it’s okay to be rejected, no one will be safe. And that’s going to take a cultural shift to turn ‘no’ from an attack to just another word. Read more

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