Stephanie Rodgers

Feminist, leftie, green māmā from Te Whanganui-a-Tara

Tag: rape culture

  • I say no to rape-promoting meetups in my city

    [Serious content note for pick-up artist rhetoric, rape culture, racism, anti-Semitism, sexual assault and psychological manipulation] 6 February won’t just be Waitangi Day and Bob Marley’s birthday this year. It…

  • When survivors speak out

    Content note: discussion of sexual violence and the experience of survivors. Yesterday I did a round-up of the women’s voices on Twitter talking about recent events in Parliament, where women…

  • Wacky 80s hijinks

    (Content note: sexual assault, pranking) But don’t worry, dudes, they don’t even use the words “rape culture”.

  • Support Wellington Rape Crisis this week

    (Full disclosure: I’m a member of the WRC governance group on a voluntary and unpaid basis.) This week is Wellington Rape Crisis’ annual appeal. Despite being an organisation which provides…

  • Deborah Russell on Jane Austen, rape culture and John Key

    Great feminist minds do think alike – back in January I posted a classic quote from Pride and Prejudice which shows just how entrenched the idea of “a woman says…