Naomi Wolf’s yoni worship isn’t just silly—it’s dangerous.
Jaclyn Friedman
Jaclyn Friedman is author of What You Really Really Want: The Smart Girl's Shame-Free Guide to Sex and Safety, and editor of Yes Means Yes: Visions of Female Sexual Power and a World Without Rape. She is executive director of Women, Action & the Media, and a charter member of CounterQuo, a coalition dedicated to challenging the ways we respond to sexual violence.
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A Farewell and Friday Roundup
Here’s a bunch of links to finish up my week filling in for E.J.
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How the Sausage Gets Unmade
What we can learn from the successful International Campaign to Ban Landmines about how to stop rape in conflict.
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Why Sex Matters
Pretending it doesn’t makes it harder to end the worldwide problem that is rape in conflict.
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George Clooney Cares About It
And four much-better reasons rape in conflict is your problem.
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Let’s End Rape in Conflict
The Nobel Women’s Initiative sets a lofty goal, but one that’s achievable.
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Rape
The Assange sexual-assault allegations shouldn’t be dismissed just because they’re politically motivated.
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Combating the Campus Rape Crisis
College is back in session, and that means it’s time for a lot of ineffective pageantry on rape prevention. Don’t our young women deserve better?
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Sports Misogyny and the Court of Public Opinion
Last week, a lawsuit was filed accusing football player Ben Roethlisberger of sexual assault. In the blink of an eye, sports apologists turned the focus on the case from the athlete to the alleged victim.
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The Real Stonewall Legacy
Waiting our turn isn’t working. Asking nicely isn’t working. What will work is what worked that fateful night at Stonewall.
