We live in a rape-prone society. The horrific Cornell case reveals what that looks like | Rebecca Solnit
The Johns Hopkins University “student well-being” blog summarizes a key aspect:“The ‘Red Zone’ is a period of time that lasts from the start of the fall semester through Thanksgiving break when the majority of sexual assault occurs on college campuses ... It’s a six-to-10-week time frame when many students are going to parties, gatherings, and other social events to celebrate their return to campus. Data shows that over 50% of sexual assaults that occur on college campuses occur during this time.
- ▪The Johns Hopkins University “student well-being” blog summarizes a key aspect:“The ‘Red Zone’ is a period of time that lasts from the start of the fall semester through Thanksgiving break when the majority of sexual assault occurs on colle
- ▪It’s a six-to-10-week time frame when many students are going to parties, gatherings, and other social events to celebrate their return to campus.
- ▪Data shows that over 50% of sexual assaults that occur on college campuses occur during this time.
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‘Sexual assault arises in part through both the entitlement and the desire to abuse and dehumanize women, which is in part about definitions of both masculinity and femininity.’ Photograph: Lauren Petracca/ReutersView image in fullscreen‘Sexual assault arises in part through both the entitlement and the desire to abuse and dehumanize women, which is in part about definitions of both masculinity and femininity.’ Photograph: Lauren Petracca/ReutersOpinionUS universitiesWe live in a rape-prone society.
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