rape apologism

Let Us Pity the Poor Rapist

by Cara February 27, 2009

Via Hoyden About Town comes the story of New Zealand rugby player Jake Paringatai, who committed an act of sexual violence against a woman in at a social function.  Of course, as seems to always happen when a perpetrator is a famous sports star, rape apologism from both the media and the courts has ensued, [...]

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Thoughts on the RapeLay Video Game

by Cara February 13, 2009

Severe Trigger Warning Amazon.com was recently caught by the Belfast Times selling a Japanese video game called RapeLay. The entire objective of the game is to rape women with varying levels of violence — sometimes stalking them first, sometimes using gang rape scenarios, and sometimes forcing them into abortions afterward. One website review describes “tears [...]

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Yes, Statutory Rape Is Real Rape

by Cara February 11, 2009

Trigger Warning Yesterday, I got this comment on an older post about a judge who, among many other things, said that a 24-year-old man who repeatedly raped a 12-year-old girl was not a predator because he was in a “relationship” with the girl he was raping.  The commenter goes by the name “This is not [...]

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Rape Apologism Starts Early

by Cara January 28, 2009

James West, school dean for a prominent Roman Catholic high school for boys, has been suspended due to allegations that he sexually assaulted one of the students in his office. As far as this news story reports, there is absolutely no reason whatsoever to believe that the allegations are not credible and do not deserve [...]

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Berlusconi: Women Are Raped Because They’re Just So Good Looking

by Cara January 26, 2009

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, known for putting his foot in his mouth in really offensive ways, has done it yet again. This time, it’s one hot mess of rape myths and rape apologism, and a revival of the “women are raped because they’re pretty (and therefore rape is a compliment)” meme, once more with [...]

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Police Chief: Women Want the Dick

by Cara January 24, 2009

Trigger Warning Colorado State University Police Chief Dexter Yarbrough is a violent, misogynistic asshole. It seems like so many people have posted on this already — from Feministing, to Womanist Musings, to Yes Means Yes, to name only a few — but couldn’t let it just pass without comment.  Because this is rape culture at [...]

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Queensland Attorney-General: Some Rapes “Minor,” “Technical”

by Cara December 17, 2008

Queensland Attorney-General Kerry Shine has defended the common practice of letting rapists out on the street with no jail time at all by saying that some rapes just aren’t all that serious. New figures showed 23 out of 172 people sentenced over rape or attempted rape during the past financial year avoided prison time. Mr [...]

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Judge Thinks Sexual Violence Deserves to Go Unpunished

by Cara November 13, 2008

Via Abyss2Hope, it looks like we’ve got yet another rape apologist judge on our hands. This one is from New Zealand, and proclaimed in open court that she wishes she didn’t have to punish a sex offender, because other than beating and attempting to rape a woman in a dark alley, he’s a good person. [...]

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When a Man is The Victim: A Study in Rape Apology

by Cara September 10, 2008

I’ve been asked by several people at this point to comment on the case of of an Australian female stripper who allegedly raped a man during a bachelor’s party through use of a strap on dildo.  I’m not sure what exactly those people were expecting, but here we go. A FEMALE stripper whispered into the [...]

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When Men Who Rape Aren’t Rapists

by Cara September 1, 2008

So this morning I woke up to a comment from “Laura” on this old post about a judge who called a victim “stupid” while sentencing the man who said he would give her a ride home late at night and then raped her. I feel sorry for what my husband Stefano did to the young [...]

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