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I've very carefully been avoiding reading any detail about the pro-rape Return of Kings hate group.  I'm sure there are lots of othe...

Former All Black Mils Muliaina was arrested last night in connection with a sexual assault in Wales in March.  It's very early days, w...

This week we got the chance to see a key plank of rape culture in practice. Masculinity cultures in men's sports, or rather the domina...

Some quick links: Release from NZ Police - Young women to receive apology for shortcomings... Herald report - IPCA: Police "let do...

Why do you go to work? No, really, take your time. Because in all the commentary from Roger Sutton about how much he "deeply regret...

[trigger warning for many of the links which describe some pretty violent behaviour] i had a bit of spare time yesterday, and instead of c...

Note:  Recently I've been watching Downton Abbey, and I'm up to Season 4.  I'm not going to put any spoilers in the post, but th...

I believe Dylan Farrow. Almost every time I am going to believe the victim rather than accused, when it comes to matters of rape, sexual a...

so last year, we had a national day of action against rape culture.  there was a great turnout, and i thought that some of the discussion th...

we had our national day of action against rape culture.  it was awesome to see so many people out on the streets, raising their voices on th...

NB:  These points may already have been made, and made well, elsewhere. I've been largely keeping away from the Roast Busters stuff as I...

Trigger warning: explicit discussion of rape culture.  I understand in a week with so much victim-blaming littering our media, any mention o...

T/W - Discusses rape, victim blaming, and the Roast Busters case.   How could this happen? I’ve heard so many people in the last week...

So, you are horrified by the  “Roast Busters” , and want to make a difference, but what can you do? In my more frustrated moments, I w...

Bob Jones: goading feminist bloggers back from self-imposed blogging rest. Content warning:  this article features repulsive rape excusin...

Content warning:  This is about rape and the injustice of it, and stupid stupid rape culture that means many keep asking the wrong questions...

Thanks to Maus for writing and submitting this. Readers may also be interested in an alternative set up just last night:"NZ Misogynist...

Content warning: this post is about rape myths, victim blaming and rape culture.  Please be careful reading it. When the Steubenville rapi...