Archive - Body Politics

Mashable: What happens at a sensual masturbation workshop? Well, it blew my mind.

How do you masturbate in a room of strangers?

May 31, 2024 •

June 2023

Beyond Equality: Research to Action with Mary Morgan on Tackling Rape Culture

Seminar Friday, June 16, 10 AM BST

Jun 14, 2023 •

May 2022

Mashable: Anatomy of a Scandal's gratuitous rape scenes show we never need to see it onscreen again

Netflix's political thriller series relies on old, lazy tropes and glossy, exploitative scenes.

May 9, 2022 •

March 2022

"Lie back and enjoy it" RJ Regan said about rape. Rape is not bad sex.

Rape is not "bad sex" or "sex gone wrong." It's rape. Believing otherwise upholds and feeds into rape culture and dangerously downplays the realities of…

Mar 14, 2022 •

December 2021

SHaME: Words from an “Unideal” Victim

An interrogation of the "ideal victim" myth in rape commentary, written for SHaME Research Group at Birkbeck University.

Dec 21, 2021 •

November 2021

Rape myths and rape culture underpin violence against women

On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, let's look at how rape myths are a root of rape culture and gender-based…

Nov 25, 2021 •

Convicted Rapist Christopher Belter won't spend a day behind bars. You shouldn't be surprised.

From a lack of legal justice for victims to the overall treatment of rape, rapists and victims, our society lets down survivors of sexual assault. Our…

Nov 24, 2021 •

The Telegraph: I know what can happen to a woman after she’s spiked on a night out

A first person piece about the realities of being drugged and sexual assaulted, and the pervasiveness of rape myths and rape culture in our society.

Nov 9, 2021 •

June 2021

Met Chief’s rhetoric of a few "bad ‘uns” diminishes the severity of Wayne Couzen’s crimes and upholds rape culture

In just two sentences, Cressida Dick managed to deflect blame, shield herself from responsibility, exonerate a rapist, and uphold rape culture.

Jun 10, 2021 •

March 2021

Why Women Are Always Blamed For The Violence Men Perpetrate Against Them

Victim-blaming and the exoneration of the assailant

Mar 25, 2021 •

Welcome to Body Politics by Mary Morgan

Hi huns. Welcome to Body Politics. Here, we will talk about all things related to the fight for full body autonomy for all. We’ll talk about fun things…

Mar 3, 2021 •

January 2021

The Inequality of Anger

Dispelling the myth that women must be docile, quiet, and content -- especially in a society that permits, encourages, validates, and excuses violence…

Jan 20, 2021 •

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