April 5, 2013

opalmind:

georgiagraceartunit2:

Collage made from confessions of anonymous rape/abuse survivors, submitted to a tumblr blog, painted over with acrylics. This college was meant to show how often things like this happen- overall the confessions received totalled to around 30 messages within half an hour. Just from one girl making one post on to a personal blog asking if anyone had experienced rape and abuse. A lot more than even I expected and utterly disgusting and terrifying. This is our culture. 

This made me sad but it’s done anyway 

Great piece, absolutely moving. Signal Boost.

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Filed under: collage art multimedia rape culture Artists on Tumblr this is our culture womens rights tumblr confessions fine art 
January 23, 2013
nationalpost: Morocco to change laws to outlaw rape marriages after suicide of girl forced to wed her rapistNearly a year after Morocco was shocked by the suicide of a 16-year-old girl who was forced to marry her alleged rapist, the government has announced plans to change the penal code to outlaw the traditional practice.Women’s rights activists on Tuesday welcomed Justice Minister Mustapha Ramid’s announcement, but said it was only a first step in reforming a penal code that doesn’t do enough to stop violence against women in this North African kingdom.A paragraph in Article 475 of the penal code allows those convicted of “corruption” or “kidnapping” of a minor to go free if they marry their victim and the practice was encouraged by judges to spare family shame. (AP Photo/Abdeljalil Bounhar) This is the article of the day.

nationalpost:

Morocco to change laws to outlaw rape marriages after suicide of girl forced to wed her rapist
Nearly a year after Morocco was shocked by the suicide of a 16-year-old girl who was forced to marry her alleged rapist, the government has announced plans to change the penal code to outlaw the traditional practice.

Women’s rights activists on Tuesday welcomed Justice Minister Mustapha Ramid’s announcement, but said it was only a first step in reforming a penal code that doesn’t do enough to stop violence against women in this North African kingdom.

A paragraph in Article 475 of the penal code allows those convicted of “corruption” or “kidnapping” of a minor to go free if they marry their victim and the practice was encouraged by judges to spare family shame. (AP Photo/Abdeljalil Bounhar)

This is the article of the day.

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Filed under: news current events morocco womens rights rape rape marriages 
October 25, 2012
sirmitchell: Why any woman would vote Republican these days is beyond me. These idiots shouldn’t be trusted to make your food at a Jack in the Box, much less creating laws.   tonymoore: Seems to me, if any part of your platform in any way defends the idea of rape, it’s maybe time to reconsider your party’s direction. gifsfln: Tina Fey speaks at the Center for Reproductive Rights Inaugural Gala. Tina throws down.

sirmitchell:

Why any woman would vote Republican these days is beyond me. These idiots shouldn’t be trusted to make your food at a Jack in the Box, much less creating laws.  

tonymoore:

Seems to me, if any part of your platform in any way defends the idea of rape, it’s maybe time to reconsider your party’s direction.

gifsfln:

Tina Fey speaks at the Center for Reproductive Rights Inaugural Gala.

Tina throws down.

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