Tag archives for rape
What if we treated drink-driving victims like rape victims?
You might have had the misfortune to read writer Caitlin Moran's helpful advice to women last week (in short: to not get raped, never leave the house or, if you…
The Real Scandal of Police Sexual Offences
Over the last few days the Guardian has reported that that, in the space of four years, there have been fifty six known cases where a police officer or other…
Rape culture, not Asian culture, is to blame for Rochdale
Follow Emma-Kate McAlpine on Twitter and on Tumblr. She discusses this story in her third podcast with Lauren Cole, which you can play at the bottom of this page. The…
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – review
Warning contains spoilers Steig Larsson’s Millennium Trilogy raised the bar for crime writers the world over. Part thriller, part noir and highly political, it gave us two enduring characters who…
Enough of the drama: on the language of rape
This week we've had the annual figures released from the Crown Office, which show the number of convictions for rape, and as normal, it makes pretty depressing reading. So far…
Stop talking about rape and start listening
In the past few days I have been watching the explosion on Twitter and Facebook and comment sites about Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s trial and the comments of Kenneth Clarke. The vast…