About a month ago, I found myself doing something I never thought I would do. I picked up a PS4 controller and started playing a violent video game. And then, to make things even weirder, I found myself not hating it. I kind of enjoyed it. To give you some background to this, I wasn’t […]
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I’ve always felt a need to explore the tough subjects — trauma, violence, social justice. These are the issues that fuel me creatively. They are the ones that keep me up at night and inspire me to ask questions, to understand further, and to try to somehow make a difference. Sexual violence, in particular, is […]
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One of the best lessons I learnt in 2015 is how to handle arguments. I wouldn’t go as far as to say that I’m an argumentative person, but I do find myself in my fair share of “heated discussions” and “debates,” both with people I know and love and with those who I hardly know […]
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Today is Denim Day! Wear jeans today to show your support for those who have been sexually assaulted. For more information, head to denimdayinfo.org. As the website rightly states, “There is no excuse and never an invitation to rape.” Below is an excerpt from Germ Magazine’s article “What You Need to Know About Sexual […]
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Whether you’re in the workplace, at a bar, at school, or at a party, if you see someone being sexually harassed or violated and don’t do anything about it, then you’re helping the wrong person. Ontario’s government created this PSA video to show that no matter what, you are helping someone. The question is, who will […]
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They loped up to me ‘Baby, hold yourself together, they can smell your fear.’ I grew up warned, always held my breath and willed my fluttering heart to still when they passed by grinned wolfishly at my startled gaze, ‘Baby, don’t fall apart, they can sense weakness.’ she was waiting when the door slammed, showed […]
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Recently in the news there have been multiple allegations of domestic violence against NFL players. Among the accused are Johnathon Dwyer of the Arizona Cardinals, Adrian Peterson of the Minnesota Vikings, and Greg Hardy of the Carolina Panthers. These aren’t the first instances of domestic violence in the NFL; Ray Rice is still indefinitely suspended […]
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“Why didn’t she just leave?” This is the question people ask about domestic violence survivors all the time. Somehow it is so incongruent with our way of thinking that we just blurt the question out. We shout out to the TV or say to our friends, “If a man ever hit me, it would be […]
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