The New Inquiry: Though some feminists regard “rape equals devastation” as sacred fact,...

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Though some feminists regard “rape equals devastation” as sacred fact, the notion that a man can ruin me with his penis strikes me as the most complete expression of vintage misogyny available. Common sense instructs us that it is far more “dangerous” to insist to young women that they will be broken by an unwanted sex act than it is to propose they might have a happy, healthy, and sexually pleasant future ahead of them in spite of a sexual assault. 

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17. lambvegetable said: I appreciate Shane’s voice on this. It’s not an easy stance to take, and she is brave to take it. But it is empowering to be reminded that one has the choice to own and interpret every event that occurs in one’s life — even and especially those events that have a…
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    This is a really fascinating article.

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    Absolutely agree: nothing can really ruin you unless you let it ruin you.

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    It’s a double-edged sword. On the one hand, you want people to take rape seriously, so you want to impress upon people...

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    Not sure what I think but it makes me think so it gets a repost

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