Reiterating here, but this discussion about how women turn on other women with regard to their 'responsibility' as victims of rape. This is what I want to discuss here so I'm sorry but I'm not exploring other issues however important they are.
And, as an ex Rape Crisis Counsellor, I'd like to hear us calling these women 'survivors' as much as possible. It is how the majority of them prefer to be viewed.
As to the 'Wave' thing ~ Goddess help us all if we are determined to be bound by these distinctions. Learn to surf & save feminism from drowning itself in a sea of semantics!
BTW, so-called second wave feminism began life in the 60's & is still going strong! Diversity is valuable, but is yet another discussion for another time & another place.
I'm still pissed off by the fact that according to a very recent survey a majority of women believe "some rape victims should take responsibility for what happened to them." This is a MASSIVE feminist issue & what this post was addressing!
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And, as an ex Rape Crisis Counsellor, I'd like to hear us calling these women 'survivors' as much as possible. It is how the majority of them prefer to be viewed.
As to the 'Wave' thing ~ Goddess help us all if we are determined to be bound by these distinctions. Learn to surf & save feminism from drowning itself in a sea of semantics!
BTW, so-called second wave feminism began life in the 60's & is still going strong! Diversity is valuable, but is yet another discussion for another time & another place.
I'm still pissed off by the fact that according to a very recent survey a majority of women believe "some rape victims should take responsibility for what happened to them." This is a MASSIVE feminist issue & what this post was addressing!
Respect & BB