#1051 Consent is sexy (Rape Culture)
Air Date: 10-21-2016
Today we look at just a few of the manifestations of rape culture in society with plenty of focus on the need for affirmative consent education
Read moreHelp Get a Recall of Rape Apologist Judge Aaron Persky on the Ballot in CA via RecallAaronPersky.com
Here are the facts: Brock Allen Turner beat and sexually assaulted an unconscious woman behind a dumpster. He was caught red handed by not one, but two witnesses. When the two witnesses approached Turner and the victim, Turner ran away and had to be chased down and tackled. A jury unanimously convicted him of three felony counts. Turner will serve six months in prison for his violent crimes - three months, with good behavior.
Read more#1024 Privilege and injustice: A case study (Rape Culture)
Air Date: 06-24-2016
Today we take a look primarily at the case of Brock Turner’s triple-felony sexual assault conviction, the pitifully short sentence he received and what all of it says about how our society deals with rape and sexual assault
Read more#944 On Cosby and consent (Rape Culture)
Air Date: 08-07-15
Today we take a look at the accusations against Bill Cosby of serial rape, some of the underlying concepts behind consent and how rape culture creates #TheEmptyChair
Read more#911 Emasculation Nation (Rape and Intimate Partner Violence)
Today we take a look at some of the causes and consequences of anti-feminism, rape and intimate partner violence
Read more#885 A guide to doing it all wrong (The UVA Story - Rape Culture)
Today we take a look at the fallout from a badly reported case of rape at a UVA frat house. Rolling Stone seemed to be trying to help but with a completely upside-down approach of how to expose the problems of rape culture, compounded by one journalistic blunder after another, they only succeeded in making the problem worse.
Read more#783 Humans are just terrible (Rape Culture)
Pretty much all humans are terrible but today we're focusing on the men. Those who harass women on the street, those who commit acts of sexual violence against women and those who, knowingly or unknowingly, help perpetuate the rape culture and power dynamics that make it all seem acceptable.
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