Rape culture

rof · Aug 11, 2014

http://jezebel.com/we-have-a-rape-gif-problem-and-gawker-media-wont-do-any-1619384265

The Wrong Guy · Aug 14, 2014

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Indian Politicians: Forgive Men for Rape; Hang Women

Two politicians in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh have made controversial comments on rape, sparking anger among activists trying to combat violence and discrimination against women.

Speaking at a political rally on Thursday in Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous state, Mulayam Singh Yadav, the chief of the state’s ruling Samajwadi Party, said men should not be hanged for rape.

“They are boys. Mistakes happen,” Mr. Yadav told a crowd of supporters. “We will try and change these laws.” Mr. Yadav was referring to the death sentences handed out to three men for gang-raping a photojournalist last year.

Continued at blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2014/04/11/indian-politicians-forgive-men-for-rape-hang-women/

Video recordings of gang rapes on rise in India in effort to shame, silence the victim | The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world...d8be42-3360-4081-9ff0-dee2df54f629_story.html

Disambiguation · Aug 14, 2014

Just when you think it can't get worse.

Disambiguation · Aug 19, 2014

http://sol-reform.com/News/david-br...their-own-time-christian-century-aug-14-2014/

“They never, ever, ever preached forgiveness” until a survivor was able to go through a healing process, said Donald Miller, professor of religion and sociology at the University of Southern California. He has visited Rwanda 16 times and conducted more than 260 interviews with widows and orphans of the 1994 genocide.

And no one but the individual who was abused can decide whether to grant forgiveness, Enright said.
“It’s their call when they’re ready.” —David Briggs, theARDA.com

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