Women’s soccer is a passion of mine and while USA is my team, even I had to admit that at this year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup Spain was a dominant force. Their team was among the best, if not the best, that I had watched in my time as a fan. I spent the cup … Read more
Why Minority Victims of Sex Abuse Don’t Report Nashara Turrentine As a black woman, I grew up in a household that values and cherishes family and holds the family name to a high standard. Things that bring the family shame were never to be discussed with the public or with friends, and anything that … Read more
According to RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) sexual violence is a blanket term that covers any crimes such as sexual assault, rape, and abuse. To be more specific, the state of North Carolina defines sexual assault as “any offense in which the defendant subjects one or more victims to unwanted sexual acts” (FindLaw’s … Read more
In society, we hear many people blaming women for their encounter with sexual assault. While some victim blaming might be pretty obvious, other situations of victim blaming can be hard to detect. By blaming a women or man for their encounter, people become more and more likely not to report cases of sexual assault–letting perpetrators … Read more
https://ujimacommunity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Intimate-Partner-Violence-IPV-v9.4.pdf Black and Indigenous women are the most prone to getting sexually assaulted compared to white women. This was one of the facts in the article below entitled “Intimate Partner Violence in the Black Community”. Even though this article specifically talks about black women in dangerous homes with their significant others, they do speak … Read more
Imagine you’re shopping at your local grocery store, you then walk out to your car to find a sticky note on your windshield. This note was really a distraction, giving a kidnapper time to grab you and take you while you’re preoccupied with the note. Most human trafficking rings start by kidnappings or start by … Read more
Today, there is a lot of talk about sexual harassment but on a college campus, but surprisingly there is more of a risk for college aged students that don’t attend college. This article goes into the statistics-based parts explaining that “female college-aged students (18-24) are 20% less likely than non-students of the same age to … Read more
In the reading “Sexual Violence Against Men and Women In War: A Masculinities Approach” by Valorie K. Vojdik, I was very fascinated with page 932 which discuses the fact that homosexuality is a crime in 70 states (at the time written, 69 as of 2021), which in turn makes men less likely to report accounts … Read more
https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/protesters-want-investigation-into-loudoun-judge-who-jailed-domestic-violence-victim/article_78f12eca-1d46-11ec-85a7-ff1c998ecc04.html A judge, during testimony in a domestic violence case, sentenced the alleged victim of the domestic violence to 10 days in jail for smoking marijuana the morning of the trial, which was held in the afternoon. Last name Orndoff, was testifying against her current boyfriend on domestic abuse charges when the judge interrupted and … Read more
I chose this topic to talk about because it just recently hit the surface of media. In class a couple weeks ago, we watched the music video for the song Burred Lines, where Robin Thicke is talking about doing things witohut consent. We then watched a video dub of someone recreating the song but it … Read more