I very rarely reblog preferring instead to link directly to the blogs I admire. I think it's important to read women's words where they were originally published. This is a personal choice based on my political understanding of cultural femicide. I have chosen to reblog the image below from Gradient Lair because she is a prolific writer and I don't want this brief piece lost within the rest of her excellent writing [and if you aren't familiar with her blog, you really should take some time to read it].
Rape Culture, The Internet and Privacy
- Canadian underage girl: "Someone is posting nude photos of me on the internet. This is dissemination of child pornography and is causing me to be harassed in school!"
- Cops: "Sorry, it's the internet! There's no way to track them!"
- Midwest football players: "Someone leaked a video of us gang-raping a teenage girl! This invasion of privacy caused us to have to take responsibility for our actions!"
- Cops: "Don't worry, sons! We've tracked their IP and are demanding a 10-year sentence for their egregious crime!"
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