In the light of the documentary/article/revelations about [INSERT NAME OF LATEST PREDATORY MAN], I have made note of a few phrases that I’d love to never hear again in the context of rape and sexual assault.
“Shocked and appalled”
"We should teach consent classes!"
"I dated him/married him/met him once in a Costco and he didn’t rape ME!"
Following on from this week's headlines that almost one third of female surgeons suffer sexual assault at work, a male colleague offers some advice in his letter to the Times. 🤬🤬
Columbia University Deals With Revelations About Its Decades-Long Failure to Stop a Predator
Medical students have protested and survivors have expressed outrage following ProPublica’s investigation into how Columbia ignored warnings that former OB-GYN Robert Hadden was abusing patients.
I am really upset to see so many #women of my #generationX jumping to the defense of #RussellBrand, claiming 'these women knew exactly what they were letting themselves in for". Nevermind being a living proof of how slowly #feminism has progressed, they display an understanding of #sexualassault & #consent BELOW the very #legal definitions, ignoring it ain't just PIV (penis in vagina) or not having awakened to marital r*pe law (voted in 1991 in the UK).
She Trusted Her First OB-GYN Because He Spoke Spanish. Now She’s 1 of 94 Women Suing Him for Sexual Assault.
The #Utah Supreme Court this week is hearing arguments in the case, which will determine if what 94 women say they experienced was #SexualAssault or medical #malpractice.
These Men Say Their #Utah Therapist Touched Them Inappropriately During Sessions Paid for by the #LDS Church
A spokesperson for the #church said it does not vet the #therapists its bishops recommend and pay for, saying “it is up to church members” to “make their own decisions.”
Despite Major Reform to #Military Justice System, #Navy Still Leaves Public in Dark
As President #Biden announces major reforms to how the military prosecutes #SexualAssault, the U.S. Navy is still shrouding those court proceedings in secrecy and fighting a ProPublica lawsuit to make such cases public.
Liberty University Hit With Record Fines for Failing to Handle Complaints of #SexualAssault, Other #Crimes
Spurred by a ProPublica investigation, the federal Department of Education found the evangelical #school in #Virginia had discouraged #students from reporting #rape and other crimes.
An ad of the #Republican Voters Against #Trump featured his legal issues. In the ad, an actor admits to real employers of facing 88 #felony accounts, an accusation of stealing government secrets and being liable of #sexualassault The employers said he won't be hired after a full background check. The ad then ends stating that if Trump is a big liability to work even in a mall, then he is too big of a liability to be president. https://www.rawstory.com/trump-criminal-record/
#FaniWillis walked unaccompanied through the front door of a #FultonCounty courtroom on Thurs afternoon in a bright magenta dress & announced she was ready to testify. She was interrupting her lawyer, who at that very moment was trying to convince a judge that she should not have to testify at all.
Biggest loser in the Trumpists’ Super Bowl the release of new names in a Jeffrey Epstein case is in fact .... Donald Trump’s lawyer.
In newly unsealed documents, we learn that #Epstein allegedly forced Doe 3 - a minor - to have sex with (be raped by) #AlanDersh on numerous occasions. He also witnessed the rape of many others. #Dershowitz played a role in Epstein and his associates’ sweetheart deal in Florida.
Alan Morton Dershowitz, often referred to as Alan Dershowitz.
He was a member of Harvey Weinstein's defense team in 2018 and of Donald Trump's defense team in his first impeachment trial in 2020. He was also a member of Jeffrey Epstein's defense team and helped to negotiate a 2006 non-prosecution agreement on Epstein's behalf.
You know what is crazy about this photo of Andrew, Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein's most famous child victim, Virgina Giufree?
That child victim was a Mar-a-Lago employee. She worked at Trumps home massage spa.
She, while only 15, was hired to work at the 'spa' of Mar-a-Lago, DJT's personal home.....where she was directly recruited into Epstein's sex trafficking ring by Ghislaine Maxwell.
DJT remained friends with Maxwell and Epstein for years after that.
Also- Here is a photo that features DJT, Melania, Epstein, Prince Andrew and Maxwell.
#Universities, whatever some people think, are essentially microcosms of society (I know I worked as a Uni academic for 25 yrs), so if there is a accelerating problem of reported (and unreported) #sexualassault on campus, you can be sure this mirrors the situation in wider society...
Something going very wrong in #sexual conduct in this country which while expressed in worries about #toxicmasculinity is by no means limited to that (relatively easily) recognisable group!
Trump stands up and walks out during Roberta Kaplan's closing. “The record will reflect that Mr. Trump just rose & walked out of the courtroom,” #JudgeKaplan says. This is an unusual breach of decorum, & Roberta Kaplan continues as though nothing unusual happened.
Check in with the people that actually worked for Trump and understand his full on mental illness. None of his former cabinet members have endorsed him. NONE. Do the homework like you do in your portfolio. You don't want the return of crazy.
Amelia Mavis Christnot explains how men like Donald Trump, Brett Kavanaugh, and Brock Turner are made — and why they're allowed for so long by so many people to evade responsibility for their actions.
Heterosexual white male entitlement combined with overweening privilege due to wealth and social status: a formula for imagining that the world is there for your taking — as well as the women you assault.
#Judiciary Cmte Chair #JimJordan issued a #subpoena Fri for #FaniWillis to hand over records, including documents & any communication, related to receiving or using #FederalFunding since Sept 1, 2020, acc/to a copy of the subpoena….
It’s the latest step in a larger #House#GOP probe into whether or not Willis used federal funds as part of her investigation into #Trump….
Also in the statement, #FaniWillis defended her use of federal funds against the #HouseRepublicans allegations of wrongdoing:
"Our federal grant programs are focused on helping at-risk youth & seeking justice for sexual assault victims who were too long ignored," Willis said. "Our federal grant-funded Sexual Assault Kit Initiative has been cited by the United States Attorney General as a model program."