The Detailed Account Of Aziz Ansari's Behavior Is Exactly What Rape Culture Looks Like
In the past 24 hours, actor and comedian Aziz Ansari’s name has been trending from the news to social media. Not because of a new sitcom or Netflix Special. It’s because of one woman’s detailed account about an absolutely horrific night she spent...New Study Shows Boys Use Multiple Coercive Tactics To Obtain Nude Photos From Teenage Girls
A new study has found that teenage girls often face intense pressure to send nude photographs, highlighting an acute need to change the way adults frame conversations about “sexting.” The New York Times reports that Sara Thomas, a doctoral student at the School of...Russell Simmons, R. Kelly, and Why Black Women Can’t Say #MeToo
There’s an intersection in almost every hood that teaches young girls lessons about power, racism and sexism. In the projects, where I grew up, I had to pass it almost every day to get home from school. This intersection is where some of the guys from the neighborhood...6 Things Boys Learn By Age 5 That Perpetuate Rape Culture
As the mother of a young boy and a pre-teen girl, I feel the weighted responsibility of teaching both of my children about rape culture. In a world where “boys will be boys” and victims of sexual assault are perpetually blamed for the violence they...Must Watch: Tracee Ellis Ross’ Children’s Book For Handsy Men
On Tuesday night, Tracee Eliis Ross filled in for Jimmy Kimmel on Jimmy Kimmel Live. She kicked off the show by stating: “There is something I want to talk about tonight and that is the Hollywood harassment scandal. Let’s start with the fact it isn’t a sex scandal,”...