What makes a ‘he said/she said situation’ different from any other dispute between witnesses? In a word: Nothing. Read more
The Justice System Runs On Testimonial, ‘He-Said She-Said’ Evidence
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To End Rape Culture, We Have To Stop Vilifying Rejection
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
Sensing Danger Before It’s Visibly Apparent (And Other Useful Lessons In A World Rife With Destruction)
Humans are repositories of composite knowledge, learned by rote because of necessity or habit, much of which sits below, glacially submerged. Read more
Every Day Can Be A Horror Story If You Tell It Right
I’m not talking here, deliberately, about the give and take of sexual play, of dominance, of submission. This is not about that. Read more
To Raise A Feminist Son, Talk To Him About Aziz Ansari
What my son must know is that none of this is as difficult as the men around him might be saying it is. Read more
When You Can’t Throw All Men Into The Ocean And Start Over, What CAN You Do?
This society is broken, abusive, patriarchal trash—and not just in little pockets or in dark alleys and frat parties. Read more
The Real Reason Everyone Freaked Out Over Kim Kardashian’s Nude Selfie
A woman who can say yes is also a woman who can say no. Read more