Comments on: Not An Invitation http://thecurvature.com/2007/12/28/not-an-invitation/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:27:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: megan http://thecurvature.com/2007/12/28/not-an-invitation/#comment-8170 megan Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:30:25 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/2007/12/28/not-an-invitation/#comment-8170 They've just recently adopted this campaign in sctoland actually: http://www.thisisnotaninvitationtorapeme.co.uk/ They’ve just recently adopted this campaign in sctoland actually:
http://www.thisisnotaninvitationtorapeme.co.uk/

]]> By: Sicily http://thecurvature.com/2007/12/28/not-an-invitation/#comment-2819 Sicily Wed, 02 Jan 2008 20:21:47 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/2007/12/28/not-an-invitation/#comment-2819 These posters are amazing. Thank you for sharing. I am working on some art projects that address violence against women... and I carry some homemade stickers that read "Stop Degrading Women" to address offensive things I see. I am a rape victim and since my rape the sickness in our culture has been revealed to me. I decided to go back to school for Women's Studies to try and be a part of the solution to end violence against women. Talking about sexual violence is huge. I made a video talking about it... so that I might be able to win a scholarship for my education as I fight the good fight. Check it out at Trugo.com - http://video.trugo.com/ My video is in the College Contest section and it is called "Christy's Tuition Contest Video" If you can please vote for the video too. The winner is purely decided by the votes. You need to sign up for a user name with Trugo… but it is really easy. If I can win this scholarship. I can work to encourage people to talk about ending violence against women. I know the pain of victim blaming. I know what it is like to lose friends who just want me to get over it. I know how difficult the justice system is. I really believe we must work to change the culture. We have a ton of work to do... But I am an activist now for life. Thanks and Peace. These posters are amazing. Thank you for sharing. I am working on some art projects that address violence against women… and I carry some homemade stickers that read “Stop Degrading Women” to address offensive things I see.

I am a rape victim and since my rape the sickness in our culture has been revealed to me. I decided to go back to school for Women’s Studies to try and be a part of the solution to end violence against women. Talking about sexual violence is huge.

I made a video talking about it… so that I might be able to win a scholarship for my education as I fight the good fight.

Check it out at Trugo.com – http://video.trugo.com/
My video is in the College Contest section and it is called “Christy’s Tuition Contest Video”

If you can please vote for the video too. The winner is purely decided by the votes. You need to sign up for a user name with Trugo… but it is really easy.

If I can win this scholarship. I can work to encourage people to talk about ending violence against women.

I know the pain of victim blaming. I know what it is like to lose friends who just want me to get over it. I know how difficult the justice system is. I really believe we must work to change the culture. We have a ton of work to do… But I am an activist now for life. Thanks and Peace.

]]> By: RowdyKittens http://thecurvature.com/2007/12/28/not-an-invitation/#comment-2808 RowdyKittens Mon, 31 Dec 2007 19:12:48 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/2007/12/28/not-an-invitation/#comment-2808 Awesome post and comments. The California Coalition Against Sexual Assault has a really cool social marketing campaign called MyStrength...Check it out: http://www.mystrength.org/ http://www.calcasa.org/177.0.html Awesome post and comments.

The California Coalition Against Sexual Assault has a really cool social marketing campaign called MyStrength…Check it out:

http://www.mystrength.org/

http://www.calcasa.org/177.0.html

]]> By: Cara http://thecurvature.com/2007/12/28/not-an-invitation/#comment-2805 Cara Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:51:02 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/2007/12/28/not-an-invitation/#comment-2805 Of course you can! I encourage anyone to link to me anytime they want! :) (except for you, MRAs. you're more trouble than you're worth) Of course you can! I encourage anyone to link to me anytime they want! :) (except for you, MRAs. you’re more trouble than you’re worth)

]]> By: Lara http://thecurvature.com/2007/12/28/not-an-invitation/#comment-2804 Lara Mon, 31 Dec 2007 04:40:33 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/2007/12/28/not-an-invitation/#comment-2804 Outstanding campaign. May I link here? My site is rapeinfo.wordpress.com. Glad I stumbled on this blog. It's terrific resource material and a great morale booster. (I live in the sticks with my traditional husband next to his traditional company full of traditional employees and their traditional wives. At times I feel like the only person left who's on my side! Traditional is fine--for traditional people. Lots of pressure and guilt-tripping. Hence--"terrific morale booster.") Outstanding campaign. May I link here? My site is rapeinfo.wordpress.com. Glad I stumbled on this blog. It’s terrific resource material and a great morale booster. (I live in the sticks with my traditional husband next to his traditional company full of traditional employees and their traditional wives. At times I feel like the only person left who’s on my side! Traditional is fine–for traditional people. Lots of pressure and guilt-tripping. Hence–”terrific morale booster.”)

]]> By: Cara http://thecurvature.com/2007/12/28/not-an-invitation/#comment-2803 Cara Mon, 31 Dec 2007 03:44:10 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/2007/12/28/not-an-invitation/#comment-2803 I saw, that zombie, and I wanted to look but every time I tried to open the catalogue, the adobe file just froze up my computer in each of several attempts. So figured that the file wasn't available anymore. Did you get it to open? I saw, that zombie, and I wanted to look but every time I tried to open the catalogue, the adobe file just froze up my computer in each of several attempts. So figured that the file wasn’t available anymore. Did you get it to open?

]]> By: zombie z http://thecurvature.com/2007/12/28/not-an-invitation/#comment-2800 zombie z Mon, 31 Dec 2007 02:01:37 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/2007/12/28/not-an-invitation/#comment-2800 I love this and will be linking to it on my blog. Old or not, images like these need to be spread everywhere. Looks like those posters can be purchased on the website for $10/ea. I love this and will be linking to it on my blog. Old or not, images like these need to be spread everywhere. Looks like those posters can be purchased on the website for $10/ea.

]]> By: cripchick http://thecurvature.com/2007/12/28/not-an-invitation/#comment-2790 cripchick Sat, 29 Dec 2007 09:40:40 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/2007/12/28/not-an-invitation/#comment-2790 i like your ideas for posters and you're right the photos all pictured white women. still like the message of the posters behind the jump though, particularly the first two. i like your ideas for posters and you’re right the photos all pictured white women. still like the message of the posters behind the jump though, particularly the first two.

]]> By: Tracey http://thecurvature.com/2007/12/28/not-an-invitation/#comment-2784 Tracey Sat, 29 Dec 2007 03:34:52 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/2007/12/28/not-an-invitation/#comment-2784 I totally remember this campaign, and I remember being struck by it. I'm not sure how widely they aired, but there were TV commercials, too. I remember one where a woman stepped out of an elevator and the camera zoomed in on her cleavage and the words "This is not an invitation for rape" came up on the screen. It was before I had ever actually read or thought about how victim-blaming works, and even though I didn't need the ad to teach me that no woman is ever "asking for it", it certainly made me reflect more on how often woman are blamed for sexual assault. Thanks for reminding me of this campaign. I totally remember this campaign, and I remember being struck by it. I’m not sure how widely they aired, but there were TV commercials, too. I remember one where a woman stepped out of an elevator and the camera zoomed in on her cleavage and the words “This is not an invitation for rape” came up on the screen. It was before I had ever actually read or thought about how victim-blaming works, and even though I didn’t need the ad to teach me that no woman is ever “asking for it”, it certainly made me reflect more on how often woman are blamed for sexual assault. Thanks for reminding me of this campaign.

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