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
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
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
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
In an article I had read the other day, I came across something that reminded me of our in-class discussion. in an article about a woman named Zhōu Xiǎoxuán who has been in a legal battle that’s been going on for years now that started in a lawsuit for sexual harassment by her during her … Read more
An article that has grabbed my interest is “A Fashion Show With an Unexpected Focus: Sexual Assault Survivors” (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/12/us/sexual-violence-fashion-show-amanda-nguyen-rise.html) In this article it describes how an organization called Rise, designed to protect sexual assault survivors legally, hosted a fashion show at New York Fashion Week at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) to highlight survivors … Read more
The former USA Gymnastics doctor & osteopathic physician, Larry Nassar, has been accused of sexually assaulting multiple women. These include Mckayla Maroney, Simone Biles, Maggie Nichols, and Aly Raisman (as pictured below). These women will be speaking at the Sept 15th hearing. This case is about how the FBI handled the investigation into Larry Nassar. … Read more