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"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…
Mary Morgan
Mar 14
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"Lie back and enjoy it" RJ Regan said about rape. Rape is not bad sex.
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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.
Mary Morgan
May 9
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Mashable: Anatomy of a Scandal's gratuitous rape scenes show we never need to see it onscreen again
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Why Women Are Always Blamed For The Violence Men Perpetrate Against Them
Victim-blaming and the exoneration of the assailant
Mary Morgan
Mar 25, 2021
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Why Women Are Always Blamed For The Violence Men Perpetrate Against Them
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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…
Mary Morgan
Nov 25, 2021
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Rape myths and rape culture underpin violence against women
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SHaME: Words from an “Unideal” Victim
An interrogation of the "ideal victim" myth in rape commentary, written for SHaME Research Group at Birkbeck University.
Mary Morgan
Dec 21, 2021
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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…
Mary Morgan
Nov 24, 2021
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Convicted Rapist Christopher Belter won't spend a day behind bars. You shouldn't be surprised.
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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.
Mary Morgan
Nov 9, 2021
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The Telegraph: I know what can happen to a woman after she’s spiked on a night out
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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.
Mary Morgan
Jun 10, 2021
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Met Chief’s rhetoric of a few "bad ‘uns” diminishes the severity of Wayne Couzen’s crimes and upholds rape culture
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Discussing ‘This Is Not For You’
The theory and research behind Mary Morgan's short art film in which she addresses her sexual assailant for the first time.
Mary Morgan
Aug 17, 2020
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Discussing ‘This Is Not For You’
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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…
Mary Morgan
Mar 3, 2021
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Loving Your "Self" Is Rebellious in a Patriarchy
It is awfully hard to love yourself when the society in which you live deems your “self” less important than others’.
Mary Morgan
Dec 9, 2020
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Loving Your "Self" Is Rebellious in a Patriarchy
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Empowerment, ownership and naked women
Unpacking ingrained societal myths around women's nudity
Mary Morgan
Jul 29, 2020
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