A friend of mine, several decades ago, was asked to speak at a conference centered on Feminism. This straight white guy spoke to the topic; why I am a feminist. I wish I had actually witnessed it. I only got to hear the story many years later. He stands at the podium, looks into the …
Sexism
Rape is Rape. Every time.
I read an article from the Albuquerque Journal entitled; “Rebranding of ‘rape’ minimizes serious problem.” I entirely agree. Of course, lots of snarky equivalents come to mind like, non-consensual loss of life, non-consensual reassignment of property and non-consensual physical injury. Those phrases are descriptions of murder, theft and assault. Exchanging a word with a description …